Donetsk separatists release 16 captured Ukrainian soldiers

April 07, 2015 00:36

Pro-Russian separatists in Ukraine's eastern region of Donetsk have freed 16 Ukrainian prisoners of war.The release happened on April 6 and the separatists said that it was a unilateral gesture.

Darya Morozova, the so-called ombudsman of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic (DNR), said the 16 were the last Ukrainian soldiers held as prisoners by the DNR.

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