Four more Ukrainian prisoners were released on Dec. 27, the Ukrainian Security Service (SBU) said.
Three of the former prisoners are civilians and the fourth one a member of
the 34th Territorial Defense Battalion, according to an SBU statement.
“Therefore, 154 persons have been released from captivity over the last two
days,” the statement said on Dec. 27. “The SBU is continuing to work for the
release of prisoners.”
Earlier, Defense Ministry spokesman Vasyl Budyk had said three soldiers of
Ukraine’s 80th Airmobile Brigade and one Ukrainian civilian had been freed on
Saturday unilaterally by their captors rather than as part of a prisoner
exchange. The SBU published their names.
On Dec. 26, 146 Ukrainian servicemen were released in return for 222
militiamen.
