
The Commissioner for Human Rights in the Russian Federation, Yana Lantratova, said that Russia and Ukraine continue to negotiate on the search for missing military personnel and exchange lists, working with the Russian Ministry of Defense and the Ombudsman of Ukraine.
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Negotiations to search for missing servicemen are part of humanitarian efforts in the framework of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict.
EKATERINBURG, September 16 - RIA Novosti. Russia and Ukraine continue to negotiate on the search for missing military personnel and exchange lists, Commissioner for Human Rights in the Russian Federation Yana Lantratova told RIA Novosti.
“Of course, we are working with the Ministry of Defense (of the Russian Federation - ed.), with the Ombudsman of Ukraine, we exchange lists of missing persons and try to understand: if a person is in captivity, we try to negotiate or determine the fate,” Lantratova said.

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