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Russia, Ukraine Exchange Hundreds of Prisoners

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Thinkstock 122614 RussiaUkraine?  SQUARESPACE CACHEVERSION=1419642644448berean/iStock/Thinkstock(KIEV) — Russia and Ukraine exchanged hundreds of prisoners on Friday.

The swap is believed to have taken place on neutral ground near Donetsk, in eastern Ukraine. Russian news agency RIA Novosti reported that the Russian-supported rebels released about 150 Ukrainian prisoners in exchange for the release of about 225 captives by the Ukrainian government.

The two nations have not reached a permanent agreement to extend the cease-fire in eastern Ukraine. Tensions heated up earlier this year when Russia annexed the Crimean peninsula.





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