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Azov Commander Who Returned To Ukraine With Zelenskiy Hints He Will Resume Fighting

Denys Prokopenko (left) told journalists, "We will definitely have our say in the battle."
Denys Prokopenko (left) told journalists, "We will definitely have our say in the battle."

One of the Ukrainian military commanders who returned to the country from Turkey with President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on July 8 has hinted he intends to resume fighting. Denys Prokopenko, a commander of the nationalist Azov Regiment, told journalists in Lviv, "We will definitely have our say in the battle." Moscow has said the return of the commanders violated an agreement "on the exchange of prisoners." Kyiv and Moscow had previously agreed that the five commanders, who were taken prisoner when Russia captured the port city of Mariupol, would remain in Turkey until the end of the war. To read the original story by RFE/RL's Ukrainian Service, click here.

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