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Nine Ukrainian captives were released near the town of Schastia (Luhansk region) on Nov. 27, Petro Poroshenko Bloc's parliamentary candidate Oksana Bilozir said. 

The exchange was conducted in the “nine-for-five” format, the party’s press service said.

“Seven of our military (servicemen) and two volunteers have been released,” Bilozir said.

She also thanked the Ukrainian Security Service’s center for prisoner release and the “Patriot of the Defense Ministry.”