Statement by the MFA of #Ukraine on the illegal decision of the Lefortovo District Court of Moscow to prolong the pre-trial detention of 24 Ukrainian Servicemen taken as Prisoners of War by the #Russia'n Federation.
The MFA of Ukraine expresses its resolute protest over the illegitimate decision taken by the Lefortovo District Court of Moscow to prolong the pre-trial detention of 24 Ukrainian servicemen who were seized as prisoners of war by the Russian Federation in the Black Sea on November 25, 2018.
We urge the Russian side to promptly provide medical findings on the health of these wounded prisoners of war and to provide treatment.
Ukraine is grateful to our international partners whose representatives came to the court premises to support the Ukrainian servicemen. We greatly appreciate this manifestation of solidarity with Ukraine and its captured servicemen.
We call on the international community to condemn Russia’s actions and to consolidate pressure on Moscow that will lead to the release of all 24 prisoners of war, currently incarcerated in Russia.