Ukrainian intelligence launches project to help relatives of captured Russian soldiers find them

Russian prisoner of war. Photo: armyinform.com.ua

Defence Intelligence of Ukraine (DIU) has launched the project I Want to Find for relatives of Russian soldiers captured in Ukraine.

Source: Radio Liberty

Details: The report indicated that chatbots will be launched on the Telegram messenger app, allowing users to find out where a particular Russian soldier is and whether they have been killed.

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Several thousand requests are expected to come in weekly.

Ukraine hopes that this will facilitate more prisoner of war exchanges.

Background:

• Earlier, the Financial Times reported that as of December, over 220 Russian soldiers had surrendered through the I Want to Live hotline, with more than 1,000 other applications pending.

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