the ukrainian government has confirmed vladimir was returned to ukraine as part of a prisoner exchange with russia. he believes that explains why russian forces are abducting ukrainian civilians. he says they took us as goods that could be exchanged later, like a mobile phone, or another commodity. here vladimir inspects a list of more than 40 names provided by the local government a register of people from the area who are still missing. he says he recognizes most of the names from his time in the russian detention center because he deliberately tried to remember as much as possible. he says sooner or later one of us had to be the first to be released, and that s why we tried to remember the names of other people to let their relatives now they re alive. vladimir says there were about 200 ukrainians in detention while he was there. he hopes all get home quickly so the suffering they and their families are enduring can end,
federation. in reality, he was detained while volunteering with the red cross, helping people escape the fighting. ukrainian government has confirmed vladimir was returned to ukraine as part of a prisoner exchange with russia. he believes that explains why russian forces are abducting ukrainian civilians. he says they took us as goods that can be exchanged later like a mobile phone or another commodity. here vladimir inspects a list of more than 40 names provided by the local government. a register of people from the area who are still missing. he says he recognizes most of the names from his time in the russian detention center because he deliberately tried to remember as much as possible. he says sooner or later, one of us had to be the first to be released, and that s why we tried to remember the names of other people. to let their relatives know they re alive. jake, the ukrainian government believes there are around 1,000 civilians locked up in detention