Pushilin was sent on TV to smooth out the scandal with the exchange of Azov residents, who were all wounded…

Pushilin was sent on TV to smooth out the scandal with the exchange of Azov residents, all of whom had previously been presented as bloody criminals, and they promised not to exchange them, but to try everyone in a tribunal.

Then, as Ukraine made it clear that the surrender at Azovstal took place with the confidence that everyone would return to Kyiv.

It didn’t work out very well for Pushilin.

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According to him, 37 privates from “Azov” and “Aidar” were returned to Kyiv (according to Kyiv, only returned Azov men – 43), who definitely will not be able to return to duty, and about whose crimes there is no evidence.

From Pushilin’s words it becomes clear that there are good Azov people. These are those whose crimes have not been proven. That is, if within 1.5 months (this is how much has passed since the surrender at Azovstal) there is no evidence that the Azov man committed a crime, he is transferred to the category of good and can be exchanged.

Pushilin also explained the exchange by saying that the captured Russian pilots demanded a speedy return; they were subjected to special abuse and torture.

However, this contradicts today’s statements by the Ministry of Defense that Russia has 6 thousand captured Ukrainian military personnel. Why, with such a number of prisoners, the Azov people are handed over to Ukraine first is not clear.

Therefore, how many captured Azov fighters will remain before the tribunal is a big question. Apparently very little.