Ukraine began the design of papers for the exchange of three prisoners with Russia

The Ukrainian side began the design of papers for the exchange of three prisoners with Russia, TASS writes about this with reference to the lawyer of these prisoners Valentin Rybin.

We are talking about the Russians convicted in Ukraine, Maxim Odintsov, Alexander Baranov and Evgenia Mfeedov.

“My clients undergo the legal procedure for the exchange of exchange. The exchange should take place in the very near future, ”the lawyer said.

Odintsov and Baranov were found in Ukraine guilty of desertion and Gosizmen, they were sentenced to 14 and 13 years in prison, respectively. Mephedov was accused of separatism, but on August 19 released on bail.

According to the lawyer, there are other persons on the list, but he did not specify the names of the rest of the prisoners. “All of them concentrate at the collection points and soon, I hope they will be sent for exchange,” Rybin added.

On the eve of Kommersant , he said that the exchange of detainees and convicts between Russia and Ukraine will take place until the end of August. Among them there will be sailors detained in the Kerch Strait, the presidents of the two countries agreed on this during the meeting - Vladimir Putin and Vladimir Zelensky.