Dmytro Lubynets, the Verkhovna Rada Commissioner for Human Rights, said that more than 20 soldiers who were considered dead are alive and in Russian captivity. He announced this in Telegram following the negotiations with the Russian Ombudsman Tetyana Moskalkova in Turkey.

 "We are working on the missing persons separately. There have already been cases where our citizens and heroes, who were considered dead, were confirmed alive by the Russian side — 23 of our guys. This is a huge positive," Lubynets emphasized.

 According to him, for the first time, the Russian side came to the negotiations with proposals that were previously discussed.

 "There is no breakthrough, but at least the technical work has started. We exchange lists, information," said the ombudsman.

 He also reported that the parties discussed the issue of the release of civilians held captive by the Russian Federation since 2014.

 "We have a list of people who have been in captivity since 2014, there is a list of "prisoners of the Kremlin" — 158 citizens of Ukraine, most of whom are representatives of the Crimean Tatar people," Lubynets wrote.

 He noted that for the first time the Russian side agreed to accept the lists and, after processing them, provide information on the location and condition of these people.

 "We also discussed various options for their return," the official added.