Moskalkova announced the preparation of exchanges between Russia and Ukraine

New exchanges between Russia and Ukraine are being prepared. The Commissioner for Human Rights in the Russian Federation, Tatyana Moskalkova, told reporters on March 19.

"Negotiations are underway, real lists exist today. And we really hope that the prisoner of war exchanges and the return of civilians will take place," TASS quoted her as saying.

She said that usually, due to the large number of components for solving the issue, the date is not called. It is clarified that contacts between the Ombudsmen of the Russian Federation and Ukraine on the detained civilians of the Kursk region are conducted through various channels.

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On March 6, Kursk Region Governor Alexander Khinshtein announced that three residents of the Kursk region, whom Ukraine had previously held hostage, had returned to Russia for exchange. One of those released was Mikhail, a 25-year-old resident of the village of Kazachya Loknya. Two women will also return to the country. They were exchanged for a Ukrainian citizen convicted of a criminal offense.

On January 30, Russian Foreign Ministry Ambassador-at-Large Rodion Miroshnik said that Kiev was holding 12 civilians in the Kursk region in the city of Sumy.

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