17:38 01.11.2024

Intl organizations never had, still have no access to captivated Azov fighters – serviceman

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International organizations are not fulfilling their promises regarding the captivated Azov fighters, the world should hurry up and help Ukraine return them home, Staff Sergeant of the 12th Special Operations Brigade "Azov" of the National Guard of Ukraine Valeriy Horishniy has said Friday.

During the 10th Kyiv Security Forum for Youth organized by Arseniy Yatsenyuk's Open Ukraine Foundation, the serviceman said that Russians purposefully try to break the spirit of Ukrainian prisoners of war (POW) day by day and often the occupiers take Ukrainian soldiers' lives.

"Today my task is to shout to international organizations, namely the Red Cross, the UN, under whose promises we surrendered in captivity. None of us wanted to surrender. But we fulfilled the order, came out under the guarantees of international organizations," he emphasized.

"But these organizations never had and still have no access to us. Meanwhile, our fighters are tortured, deprived of normal food and medical care. Everyone remembers the terrible terrorist attack in Olenivka. I lost my best friends there. It was a planned terrorist act on the part of the Russians to kill our captives. We must not forget about it," he said.

Horishniy also said that the international relations department of the Azov Brigade has developed a special English-language pamphlet "The crime in Olenivka," which contains the details of the Russian crime and provides evidence and eyewitness testimonies.

"I will hand it over to representatives of international organizations. After all, they were created to monitor compliance with international law. Everyone has seen the horrors of the Russians. The occupiers continue to kill Ukrainians in captivity. I call on the international community to hurry up and help return the captives," the military man said.

The Kyiv Security Forum for Youth is the leading platform for engaging young leaders in discussions on national security and international relations.

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