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People gather in support of Ukrainian prisoners of war on Kyiv Glory Square

Sofia Polonska
13 October, 2024 Sunday
17:40

On Sunday, October 13, families of captured Ukrainian soldiers, including the Azov Brigade, gathered on Glory Square in Kyiv for a weekly rally calling for the release of Ukrainian defenders

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Espreso correspondent Kateryna Halko reports.

The rally was organized, as usual, by the families of the captured soldiers and concerned Ukrainians.

As the Espreso correspondent reports, a weekly action in support of prisoners of war ‘Don't be silent, captivity kills’ took place in the capital near Glory Square and near the Arsenalna metro station.

The posters read: ‘You are their hope for freedom!’, ‘We are waiting for other heroes’, ‘Their freedom begins with you’, ‘They did what they had to do. And you?’.


 

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