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Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha announced that they had received information indicating that Vadym Golda, a Ukrainian staff member of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), had been transferred to a medical correctional facility in Russia's Tambov region.

Sybiha stated that the transfer further increased the risks to both Golda's physical and mental health. He noted that, if confirmed, Golda would become the third OSCE staff member transferred from Ukraine's temporarily occupied territories to Russia.

Sybiha argued that these actions constituted clear violations of the Geneva Conventions and could amount to war crimes. He also alleged that all three OSCE staff members had been subjected to serious violations of their rights.

Calling on the OSCE Secretary General and the Swiss Chairpersonship, Sybiha urged them to verify the whereabouts of the personnel without delay and secure their immediate and unconditional release.

Sybiha announced that Ukraine would also raise the issue at a meeting of the OSCE Permanent Council, emphasizing the need to release Dmytro Shabanov, Maksym Petrov and Vadym Golda.