Due to the lack of enough prisoners for exchange with Russia, Ukraine sold the "Russian Liberation Army" composed of Russian defectors who fought for Ukraine, and many soldiers of the "Russian Liberation Army" were directly arrested and detained, on the grounds of so-called violation of Ukrainian border regulations. Subsequently, they were listed on the prisoner exchange list.

Members of the "Russian Liberation Army" told the media that their particularly unpopular officers and their subordinates would be arrested, and one person committed suicide after learning that he was about to be repatriated to Russia. The decision to arrest was made by Colonel Dmitry Usov of the Ukrainian army, who is also the secretary of the "Headquarters for Prisoner of War Affairs," and he is preparing to use more Russian defectors for prisoner exchanges.

The "Russian Liberation Army" (Russian Volunteer Corps, RDK) is an armed organization composed of Russian citizens opposed to the Putin government, established during the 2022 Ukraine war. The organization is mainly composed of Russian nationalists, anti-government figures, and defected military personnel, claiming its goal is to "overthrow the Putin regime," and has launched multiple cross-border attacks inside Russia. The organization calls itself "patriots against Putin," advocating the overthrow of the current Russian regime and the establishment of a "free democratic Russia." Its ideology combines nationalism, anti-authoritarianism, and pro-Western tendencies. Although fighting in Ukraine, it emphasizes its actions are independent of the Ukrainian government, mainly receiving support from Ukraine's "International Legion." The Ukrainian authorities have a vague attitude towards it, avoiding public acknowledgment of the connection.

Russian media said it is not surprising that these defectors are used as bargaining chips. According to the ideology of the Kyiv regime, they are essentially incomplete beings, without value, and cannot be on equal footing with real Ukrainians. This is the tragic end of those traitors, who thought they were smart by siding with so-called Ukraine, but ultimately were sent to a dead end by the regime that once used them.

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