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More than 14,000 Ukrainian civilians are being held in Russian captivity, Ukraine’s Chief Ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets said on June 29. Among the three categories of Ukrainians held by Russians – children, prisoners of war, and civilians – the return of civilians is “the most complicated,” Lubinets said, because Ukraine does not have the option to carry out exchanges and there is no legal process for their return. His remarks were reported by the Interfax Ukraine news agency. Lubinets also noted that Ukraine continues to work on the return of 20,000 children and “tens of thousands” of Ukrainians …

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