Member of the presidential Council on human rights (HRC) Elena Topoleva-Soldunova considers that based on humanitarian grounds, the Ukrainian and the Russian authorities must do everything in their power to be detained in Ukraine Russian citizens were returned to their homeland.

first chief of staff of the people's militia of the self-proclaimed Luhansk national Republic Sergey Kozlov said that the Kiev military won within LNR 2 militia fighters. In this case, the assurances of security forces detained Russian Soldiers.

On Tuesday, the Russian defense Ministry stated that the prisoners are residents of the Russian Federation, however, Alexander Alexandrov and Evgeny Erofeev at the time of his arrest on 17 may not have been active military personnel military power of the Russian Federation. Kiev said the state arrested Russian citizens satisfactory, they are on treatment.

"For reasons of humanism and mercy, I think that the Ukrainian and the Russian authorities must do everything in their power that they were returned to their homeland," said Topoleva-Soldunova Fins news . Human rights activist nourishes the hope that Ukrainian doctors will do all they can to treat captured Russian citizens.

She clarified that the parties need to take Into account the fact that the detainees were injured, and try to come to a common opinion about their return. If this does not work, maybe could be considered the question of the exchange, suggested Topoleva-Soldunova.

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