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Added on the 04/02/2023 17:10:31 - Copyright : Euronews EN
Ukrainian authorities and Russia-backed separatists in the war-torn east of the country begin a prisoner exchange in a frontline operation that has stirred controversy. IMAGES
Ukranian prisoners arrive back in Kiev after a landmark prisoner exchange with Russia. On arrival the prisoners, including filmmaker Oleg Sentsov, are greeted by the Ukranian President Volodymyr Zelensky. IMAGES
Prisoners involved in a landmark exchange arrive in Kiev to applause from relatives. The Ukrainian prisoners released included filmmaker Oleg Sentsov, who said he was happy to be home. IMAGES
Two buses with tinted windows are seen leaving Lefortovo prison in Moscow under a police convoy as an exchange of prisoners between Moscow and Kiev begin. IMAGES
Ukrainian and Russian-backed rebels swap hundreds of prisoners in the war-torn East of the country, one of the largest such exchanges since the outbreak of an insurgency almost four years ago. IMAGES
At least 220 Russian soldiers have been killed in east Ukraine, according to an opposition report released Tuesday.