For the first time since 2022, Russia allowed a representative of another country to visit Ukrainian prisoners of war: Cardinal Matteo Zoffi, a special envoy of Pope Leo XIV. Ombudsman Dmytro Lubinz said he hoped this dynamic would continue and that more Ukrainians would return home.

For the first time since 2022, Russia allowed a representative of another country to visit Ukrainian prisoners of war: Cardinal Matteo Zoffi, a special envoy of Pope Leo XIV. Ombudsman Dmytro Lubinz said he hoped this dynamic would continue and that more Ukrainians would return home.