Russian and Ukrainian ombudsmen meet to reunite six families

Russia's Human Rights Commissioner Yana Lantratova met with Ukraine's Ombudsman Dmitry Lubynets at the Belarus-Ukraine border.

Consensus

The Russian and Ukrainian ombudsmen met on the Belarusian-Ukrainian border.
The meeting took place at a border crossing point in Belarus.
The purpose of the meeting was to continue humanitarian dialogue between Russia and Ukraine.
One of the goals was the reunification of six Russian families separated by the conflict.
The ombudsmen discussed lists of people for family reunification and prisoner exchanges.
The meeting occurred in October 2023.

The meeting took place at the 'Novaya Guta' checkpoint in the Gomel Region of Belarus. — vedomosti
A prisoner exchange between Russia and Ukraine was scheduled for October 20 in Gomel. — vedomosti
Lantratova reported that 663 Russian servicemen had been returned from Ukrainian captivity since her appointment, and five prisoner exchanges had occurred. — vedomosti
Lantratova stated that nine Russian servicemen had been rescued from 'shadow detention' in Ukraine. — vedomosti
Lantratova said that Russia had been regularly submitting lists of missing personnel and demanding verification of each case. — vedomosti
Lantratova mentioned that the search for Russian fighters in 'shadow detention' continued as of September 20. — vedomosti
The meeting was described as part of the continuation of the Russian-Ukrainian humanitarian dialogue. — vesti