It is noted that the Ukrainian plane carrying Medvedchuk landed at the Esenboga airport in Ankara.

A Russian plane also arrived in the Turkish capital.

"During the process carried out by the National Intelligence Organization from start to finish, the exchange went through without any problems," the statement said.

The authors of the material claim that the Russian side put forward the condition that the transferred five commanders of the Azov regiment * should remain in Turkey.

On September 23, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced that Medvedchuk, released from Ukrainian captivity, was sent to Russia. 

* "Azov" - the organization was recognized as a terrorist organization by the decision of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation of 08/02/2022.