Ukraine official says Ukraine, Russia swapped prisoners, including sailors - GulfToday

Ukraine official says Ukraine, Russia swapped prisoners, including sailors

  • 30 Aug 2019
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Ukrainian film director Oleg Sentsov looks on from a defendants' cage as he attends a court hearing in Rostov-on-Don, Russia. File photo/ Reuters

Ukrainian prisoners, including sailors and filmmaker Oleg Sentsov, are flying back to Ukraine after a prisoner swap was completed with Russia, according to comments that were reposted on Facebook by Ukraine’s general prosecutor.

The general prosecutor’s spokesman was not immediately available for comment.

Russia had transferred Sentsov from a remote Arctic prison to custody in Moscow amid talks with Kiev on a possible prisoner swap, news agencies TASS and Interfax reported on Thursday.

Reuters

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