Ukrainian servicemen surrender in the Donbass
On June 7, Russian Minister of Defense Sergey Shoigu revealed the number of Ukrainian servicemen who surrendered to the Russian forces during the special military operation in Ukraine. So far, about 6 500 Ukrainian servicemen surrendered.
“In five days, 126 servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine surrendered, their total number is 6489 people,” Russian Minister of Defence said.
All the Ukrainian prisoners are provided with necessary medical assistance and good conditions.
Moreover, during the press conference, the Russian Defence Ministry revealed that over the past ten days, the Russian military has destroyed 51 units of military equipment supplied by foreign countries to the Ukrainian Armed Forces, including 12 armored vehicles, 21 155-mm howitzers, two multiple rocket launchers and 16 drones.
Earlier, on June 6, President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky reported that more than 2.5 thousand Ukrainian soldiers are in captivity in Russia, almost all of them surrendered from the Azovstal plant. The issue of prisoner exchange, according to the Ukrainian president, is handled by the General Directorate of Intelligence (GUR) of Ukraine.
Most recently, on June 4, Russia and Moscow exchanged bodies of dead soldiers in the Zaporozhie region. LINK
