KYIV. Jan 10 (Interfax) - Ukrainian parliament deputy Nadiya Savchenko has posted on Facebook lists of prisoners held in Donbas territories uncontrolled by the Ukrainian authorities and Ukrainian inmates of Russian prisons, in addition to the list of persons the self-proclaimed Donetsk and Luhansk People's Republics wish to receive from Kyiv.
Savchenko posted on Tuesday a list of 41 Ukrainians (indicating their first, middle and last names and dates of birth) formally held by the DPR and the LPR. She presented a similar list of 121 Ukrainians claimed by Kyiv.
A list of 524 individuals claimed by the DPR and the LPR was also published.
According to Savchenko, "there are two exchange categories" on the lists.
The first category is POWs held in the territory of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions uncontrolled by Kyiv. Ukraine claims 129 persons, and its opposites confirm the captivity of 42 men. The second category is 44 Ukrainian inmates of Russian prisons, Savchenko said.
Ukraine is searching for 494 persons who are missing in Donbas. There are 524 missing persons on the DPR list and another 377 on the LPR list. Kyiv has given confirmation for approximately 256 of those persons. "Hence, we have the first stage of the exchange of captives confirmed by both sides, 42 for 256," the deputy said.
As to the second category, Savchenko said that 102 Russian citizens were being held in Ukrainian prisons for committing "crimes against the territorial integrity of Ukraine and the Ukrainian people" in 2014-2016. "We have the first stage of the second-category 'all for all' exchange, 44 for 102," Savchenko said.
She suggested that the second stage, the search for people from unconfirmed lists, should begin afterwards.
Savchenko allowed for certain inaccuracies in the lists composed nine months after her return from Russia. "There could have been certain unknown exchanges, and information about some persons could be inaccurate or incomplete [...] Therefore, I am asking everyone who cares about other's misfortune [...] if you have any information or if you have found yourself or your family members or friends on those lists and you no longer need assistance or if you need help, please write to me," the deputy said.
According to Savchenko, 'all for all' swaps are conducted via a three-stage method broadly used across the world. "Stage one is the swap conducted under the lists of prisoners confirmed by each side. Stage two is the search for the remaining captives held in secret prisons and basements, for every prisoner alive, by both sides. Stage three is the declaration of everyone who has not been found either dead or missing," she said.
The Ukrainian Security Service said it would do 'certain work' with Savchenko, who had declared her intention to publish the list of prisoners and missing persons in Donbas, and pointed to the possible damage to be done by the release of those lists.