Pseudo-humanitarian organizations operating in Russia are controlled by intelligence services and pose as entities allegedly caring for Ukrainian prisoners of war.
This was reported by the Main Intelligence Directorate of Ukraine’s Ministry of Defense.
According to Intelligence Agency, these fake entities serve multiple purposes: on one hand, they simulate providing assistance to Ukrainian captives; on the other, they are used as a pretext to block access for genuine international missions to detention sites.
“At present, there is information about 186 locations where Ukrainian prisoners are held, which the Russians do not allow representatives of the Red Cross or other monitoring missions to visit,” Main Intelligence Directorate notes.
Beyond spreading disinformation, such fake organizations also exploit the relatives of prisoners as sources of confidential information. Under the guise of offering “help,” they coerce families into handing over data that may later be used against Ukraine.
Ukrainian intelligence urges citizens to remain vigilant and avoid contact with suspicious organizations—even those presenting themselves as “humanitarian” or “human rights” groups.
"The only authorized body responsible for prisoner exchanges remains the Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War," Main Intelligence Directorate notes.
