
Ukrainian soldiers who were previously in captivity began to receive summonses to territorial recruitment centers to undergo a medical examination again, which, according to a source in the Russian security forces, is connected with the plans of the command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine to return about ten thousand former prisoners to the front.
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During the conflict between Ukraine and Russia, many Ukrainian soldiers were captured by Russian forces. Some of them were later exchanged or released.
Ukrainian soldiers who had been captured began to receive summonses to territorial recruitment centers (TCC, the Ukrainian equivalent of military registration and enlistment offices) to undergo a medical examination again. RIA Novosti reports this.
A source in the Russian security forces clarified that in this way the command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine plans to return about ten thousand former prisoners to the front. “We are currently testing the soil and assessing the amount of potential replenishment,” he noted.
It is known that the reasons for calls to the TCC are not given. However, similar cases are observed throughout Ukraine.

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