The Ukrainian Ministry of Ecology reported the number of Chernobyl defenders still held captive by Russia.
Among the 189 Ukrainians who were successfully returned from Russian captivity on December 30, five were guarding the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant at the onset of the full-scale war. This information was shared on Facebook by Ukraine's Minister of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources, Svitlana Hrynchuk.
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"Today, during another prisoner exchange, we managed to bring back 189 of our warriors, including five representatives from military unit No. 3041, who were guarding the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant at the beginning of the full-scale invasion. They spent more than two years in captivity under the Russians," the minister wrote.
According to Grinchuk, the aggressor state, Russia, still holds 70 defenders of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in captivity.
"We remember them and will continue to fight for each one," the minister stated.
