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All Ukrainian sailors detained in Kerch Strait deem themselves to be prisoners of war

Published Dec. 28, 2018 at 10:09 am

A detained Ukrainian sailor is escorted to a car after a court hearing in Simferopol, Crimea, on Nov. 28, 2018.

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All 24 Ukrainian sailors detained by Russian border guards on Nov. 25 as a result of the Kerch incident deem themselves to be prisoners of war, a sailor’s lawyer Nikolai Polozov said.

“As of 27.12.2018, all 24 Ukrainian sailors have told the investigators that they are prisoners of war. Two injured sailors, Andriy Eider and Andriy Artemenko, said so today,” Polozov wrote on Facebook on Dec. 27.