Ukraine: Government urges citizens not to post information about missing soldiers online

Ukraine’s government today urged citizens not to post details of missing soldiers or civilians online as it could help the Russians track down “valuable” prisoners and people trying to evade capture.

Deputy Defense Minister Hana Maliar explained that many people are turning to social media platforms to gather information, especially about soldiers who have been captured or are missing. “Why are these posts dangerous? The problem is that this particular person may indeed be a prisoner, but the enemy thinks he is a civilian,” he wrote on Telegram.

Another possibility is that the “missing person” is simply hiding in the occupied territories and looking for a way to return home. “By posting data and photos of these people you are giving the enemy a reference point for their investigations,” he added.

According to Maliar, publishing details about the lives, political views, social contacts or work history of missing persons complicates the process of securing their release and often puts their lives at risk. “It encourages the enemy to scrutinize a particular person, and as a result, requests for exchange (of prisoners) increase and the process itself becomes complicated,” he insisted.

Ukrainians who are worried that they cannot locate one of their own should contact the Defense Ministry’s special unit dealing with prisoners of war, the deputy minister said, recalling that so far Russia has exchanged about 1,030 Ukrainian prisoners, men and women. .

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