KYIV – Ukraine and Russia-backed “separatists” in the east of the country have begun another prisoner swap.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s office said in a Facebook post on April 16 that 19 Ukrainians who were in the custody of the Russia-backed militants are being returned to Kyiv.
According to Russian news agencies, the swap is taking place near the town of Horlivka in the region of Donetsk.
At this point, it is not clear how many individuals held by the Ukrainian side will be handed over to the separatist-controlled territories.