Today, the authorities of Russia and Ukraine exchanged prisoners of war. Both sides handed over 160 people to each other, as reported to "Novaya-Europe" by the leader of the public movement "Our Way" Irina Krynina. Who returned? 87 out of 160 prisoners returned to Russia were found by relatives through the "I want to find" project, its representative Alexander Sementsov told "Novaya-Europe". The project provided relatives with confirmation of captivity, which helped to obtain prisoner of war status in the Russian Federation. 77% of the military personnel returned to Russia are aged 40 to 44, 93% are contract soldiers (including former convicts), 64% had previous convictions or were under investigation, and 82% were in captivity for no more than a year. 6% of those exchanged signed contracts for patriotic reasons. The majority – 46% – cited money as the reason for going to war. Another 24% joined the ranks of the Russian Armed Forces under duress. Possibility of re-deployment to the front. Most of the soldiers returned to Russia may be sent to fight again, Krynina noted. According to her, 131 out of 160 servicemen were in captivity for several months to a year. At the same time, many others, including the wounded, have been in captivity for several years. Krynina appealed to the Russian ombudsman Yana Lantratova with a demand to explain the principle by which exchange lists are formed. "I am convinced that justice and humanism should be at the core of the approach to returning from captivity. It is unacceptable to return those who can then be sent to fight again first," noted the leader of "Our Way."