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RFE/RL: Ukraine, Russia-backed separatists agree on pre-Easter prisoner swap

Published April 9, 2020 at 11:46 am

Relatives of Ukrainian prisoners of war holding their portraits rally together with former prisoners at the Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's office in Kyiv on Jan. 16, 2020, to support prisoners held in the territories controlled by Russia-backed separatists in the country's east.

Photo by Kostyantyn Chernichkin

Ukraine and Russian-backed separatists in the east of the country have agreed to another prisoner swap ahead of Orthodox Easter celebrations.

The Russian and Ukrainian sides in the so-called Trilateral Contact Group (TCG) made the announcement late on April 8 following a video conference.