(Russian President Putin )
Putin signed a partial mobilization order At this time, Russia and Ukraine carried out prisoner replacement
The 10 foreigners in this prisoner replacement operation include 5 British people, 2 Americans, as well as Croatians , Moroccans , and 1 Swedish each. Two British and one Moroccan were previously arrested while fighting the Russian army. They were sentenced to death in June , but they were not executed.
Putin recently signed a partial mobilization order, intending to mobilize 25 million people to join the army. This is the first time Russia has issued a mobilization since World War II . Mobilization means that Russia currently in reserve or serving in the army, as long as it has a certain military experience, is called to enlist in the army.
Just as everyone was speculating whether Putin's move would further escalate the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, this unexpected news suddenly came out. In addition to the unexpected timing, the scale is also the first time.
This prisoner exchange was completed under the promotion of Turkey and Saudi . After very fierce discussion, an agreement was finally reached, Russia released 215 Ukrainian war criminals. In exchange, Ukraine repatriated 55 Russians, including a pro-Russian party leader facing charges of treason. However, if 55 people were exchanged for 215 people, Russia not only did not suffer any losses, but also made a profit.
(10 prisoners of war arrived in Saudi Arabia)
Turkey and Saudi Arabia coordinated the two sides to safely replace prisoners
For this prisoner change, Zelensky delivered a speech saying that this is a victory for the entire country of Ukraine, and 215 families can see their relatives go home. also said that Ukraine remembers every people of its own and will work hard to save them.
Zelensky also thanked Turkish President Erdogan for "save" , and said that five senior Ukrainian commanders will continue to stay in Türkiye until the end of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict. Zelensky also said that Ukraine has fought a long struggle to ensure the safe release of these five soldiers.
Saudi Arabia facilitated this plan and agreed to let the 10 foreigners fly to Saudi Arabia first, while Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed took on the important task of mediating relations between Russia and Ukraine.
There have been several prisoner replacement operations on both sides before. Most prisoners of war were seriously injured, with multiple bandages on their bodies, or with crutches.
(the returned Ukrainian wounded soldier)
There was a prisoner exchange in June this year. Russia got rid of the "big burden"
Previously, at the end of June, the two sides conducted a prisoner exchange operation.
At that time, the two sides planned to exchange secretly, but Ukraine took the lead in public reporting on the action and posted many posts on social media. Among the prisoners of war exchanges, the number of Ukrainian prisoners of war reached 144, with a distribution of ages from 19 to 65 years old. Everyone is injured in all degrees and types, including gunshot wounds, burns, , bomb injuries, and amputations, etc., and is waiting for the next step of treatment.
Whether it was the last prison exchange or this time, the repatriation of Russian Ukrainian prisoners of war was a kind of "dumping the burden". It was not burdened, but instead exchanged for some more valuable senior officials. Russia continues to keep these wounded people, and has to spend a lot of medical resources to return the injured prisoners of war. It will not restore Ukraine's combat effectiveness, and it can also throw the big burden of logistics to Ukraine itself.
In June, Russia asked to return 2 colonels, 7 pilots, and some intelligence personnel. This move can prevent these people from being placed under harsh interrogation of NATO , which means the security of important Russian intelligence.
Russia will not do "loss business". The ones that are exchanged for prisoners are all "high-quality humans", and they also get rid of the logistics burden. Isn't this a real profit?
(Ukrainian President Zelensky)
The exchange between the two sides first began with the exchange of bodies, and later began to exchange wounded soldiers, and then to the exchange of combat-capitalized prisoners of war. At present, the referendum in four places in Ukraine is causing quite a stir. The United States and the West not only strongly oppose the referendum, calling it "ineffective", but also introduced a series of measures.
The United States uses its currency's world status, and said that if the four places successfully referendums to Russia, it will immediately freeze Russia's $300 billion assets, all of which will be handed over to the Ukrainian government. In response to this, the editor-in-chief of Russia today said confidently that Russia only has two results, one is victory, and the other is ushering in the nuclear war, , and there are no other results.
(text: Runhui Reviewed: Gudong)
