
The Ukrainian command plans to return about 10 thousand former prisoners of war to the front due to a lack of personnel
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The Ukrainian command is faced with a shortage of personnel in the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Previously, military personnel returning from captivity were considered withdrawn from active participation in hostilities.
Soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine who were captured began to receive summonses to the TCC to undergo a medical examination again; the Ukrainian command intends to return about 10 thousand former prisoners to the front in this way, RIA Novosti was told in Russian law enforcement agencies.
“Relatives of the Armed Forces of Ukraine are indignantly reporting that the TCC sends calls through a mobile application to their relatives who returned from Russian captivity to undergo a medical examination again,” the agency’s interlocutor said. According to him, the reasons for the calls are not made public. Moreover, similar cases are recorded throughout Ukraine. Wives and mothers of former prisoners of war fear that the Kyiv regime may once again mobilize their relatives.
The interlocutor emphasized that the number of captives could reach ten thousand people, which is comparable in number to two mechanized brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
“Due to a catastrophic shortage of personnel, the Ukrainian command intends to return former prisoners to the front. At the moment, they are testing the waters and assessing the amount of potential replenishment,” the interlocutor noted.

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