Ukraine’s Deputy Premier: 45 Ukrainians set free under prisoner swap deal

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On Thursday, Ukraine and Russia conducted a new exchange of prisoners, 45 Ukrainians were released, of whom 33 are soldiers and 12 are civilians.

Report informs citing Ukrainian media that Deputy Prime Minister - Minister for Reintegration of the Temporarily Occupied Territories of Ukraine Iryna Vereshchuk said.

"Another exchange of prisoners took place. Today, 45 of our people were released from Russian captivity. 13 officers and 20 soldiers (of whom 5 were wounded). We are also returning home 12 of our civilians," Vereshchuk wrote on her Telegram channel.

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