Action in support of prisoners and missing persons held in Mykolaiv

In Mykolaiv, on August 31, people came out with flags, slogans, and photos to remind them of those who are in captivity or missing.

This was reported by Suspilne.Mykolaiv.

The participants also congratulated the six soldiers released from captivity on their return. In total, about 270 people attended the rally.

Svitlana, the mother of the missing man, says that her son disappeared in April 2025 while performing a combat mission in the Belgorod region. She hopes he is alive and will return home.

"I heard that there were cases when people didn't know anything for three years, and then they found him. So I keep walking around, hoping that my son is alive, maybe in captivity somewhere. And I ask God for him to come home," she says.

Earlier, the Yellow Ribbon resistance movement held a pro-Ukrainian rally in Crimea. Pro-Ukrainian ribbons, stickers and posters appeared in Simferopol, Sevastopol, Yalta, Feodosia and Yevpatoria. The symbols were placed at public transport stops, in parks, squares, near waterfronts and other crowded places. The movement emphasizes that such actions are evidence that local residents are waiting for the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the de-occupation of the peninsula.

On Independence Day in Odesa, they reminded about the prisoners of war. Activists noted that prisoners of war and civilian hostages should not be forgotten. The organizer of the action, Victoria, emphasized that captivity is a daily horror for thousands of Ukrainians. According to her, more than 16,000 civilians are held in Russian prisons, and tens of thousands of soldiers are still missing.

The rally also included words of support for those who continue to fight for Ukraine's independence. Lyudmyla Leyva Garasiya, whose son recently returned from captivity, reminded that freedom is not an abstract concept, but a concrete value for which Ukrainians pay the highest price.

Катерина Глушко