Ukraine brings back two more prisoners of war from Hungary

Ukrainian diplomats have taken out two more Ukrainian prisoners of war from Hungary who had been handed over to Budapest by Moscow. Source: Oleh Nikolenko, the spokesperson for the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry, reported by European Pravda Quote: "We are working to ensure that the other six soldiers return home to their families as soon as possible."

Update: According to European Pravda, one of the prisoners was taken to the Ukrainian embassy on Thursday evening and returned to Ukraine at night, while the other was given the opportunity to return home on Friday evening.

In early June, the Hungarian side said that 11 Ukrainian prisoners of war had been taken from Russia under agreements between the Russian Orthodox Church and the Maltese Aid Service. At the same time, the Hungarian side did not allow Ukrainian diplomats access to the Ukrainian citizens, instead claiming that they had a free status, and denied the government's involvement in the transfer of prisoners of war. The European Union is awaiting a response from the Hungarian authorities regarding the country's role in the release of 11 Ukrainian prisoners of war from Russia, who later ended up on Hungarian territory.

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