Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s Office says 20 Ukrainians held in captivity by Russian-controlled forces in the self-proclaimed “Donetsk and Luhansk People’s republics” (“DPR”,”LPR”) in Donbas, were released and returned to Ukraine as part of the latest prisoner swap effort today, April 16.
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UNIAN: Donbas prisoner swap – 20 Ukrainians handed over to Ukraine
Ukrainian prisoners pass an identity checkup before being handed over to the Ukrainian side as part of a prisoner swap near the cross-front-line entry point of Mayorske on April 16, 2020.