Photos of meeting of Ukrainians released from Russian captivity published – photos

The Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War has published a photo showing how 10 civilians, released from Russian captivity, were met and greeted. The list of those who were released includes Nariman Dzhelyal, Deputy Chairman of the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar people, who was captured in Crimea in 2021. [Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar People is the single highest executive-representative body of the Crimean Tatars in the period between sessions of the Qurultay of the Crimean Tatar People - ed.]  Source: Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War on Telegram; Dmytro Lubinets, Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights (Ombudsman)

Quote: "Nariman Dzhelal, Valerii Matiushenko, Olena Pekh, Bohdan Heleta, Ivan Levytskyi, Mykola Shvets, Nataliia Zakharenko, Pavlo Kupriienko, Liudmyla Honcharenko and Kateryna Briukhanova. The Ukrainians released from Russian captivity are already in Kyiv.

There are hugs and smiles and tears in their eyes! They are finally home!"

Details: The Coordination HQ also published a photo showing how the released civilians were met and greeted.

The photos were also published by Ukrainian Ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets. Quote from Lubinets: "Kateryna Briukhanova, Liudmyla Honcharenko, Pavlo Kupriienko, Mykola Shvets and Nataliia Zakharenko, who were held in Belarus, are now in Ukraine. The story of each of them is filled with pain, but it's all over now.

The detention within Russian walls has come to an end for five more Ukrainian civilians. These are Nariman Dzhelyal, Deputy Chairman of the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar people, who was captured in Crimea in 2021; Valerii Matiushenko, who has not seen his family since 2017; Olena Pekh, whom her daughter has been waiting for since 2018; Bohdan Heleta and Ivan Levytskyi, priests of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church who resisted the occupation forces in Berdiansk." Details: Lubinets noted that experts recorded the physical and moral condition of the released prisoners.

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