A rally was held in Mykolaiv to commemorate prisoners of war and missing soldiers

On 1 March, a campaign to raise awareness about prisoners of war was held in Mykolaiv. Photo: Suspilne Mykolaiv

In Mykolaiv, another weekly event was held to remind people about Ukrainian soldiers who are in captivity or missing in action.

This was reported by Suspilne Mykolaiv.

According to Andrii Yevdokymov, senior inspector of the preventive communication sector of the National Police, about 220 people took part in the event.

A campaign to raise awareness about prisoners of war took place in Mykolaiv on 1 March. Photo: Suspilne Mykolaiv

A campaign to raise awareness about prisoners of war was held in Mykolaiv on 1 March. Photo: Suspilne Mykolaiv

On 1 March, a campaign to raise awareness about prisoners of war was held in Mykolaiv. Photo: Suspilne Mykolaiv

We remind you that during the prisoner exchange that took place on 5 February, soldiers held by Russia were returned to Ukraine. Among those released was a Mykolaiv resident who had been sentenced by the Russians to 30 years in prison. According to Vitalii Kim, head of the Mykolaiv Regional Military Administration, 157 Ukrainian defenders were returned home during the last exchange, including 25 from the Mykolaiv region. It was also possible to free soldiers who had been sentenced to long prison terms in Russia.

In addition, he said that he had been working in the Kharkiv region the day before, where they discussed the issue of internally displaced persons and support programmes for veterans to participate in the country's recovery.