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Ukraine's President Petro Poroshenko has announced the release from captivity of Orest Petryshyn, who is one of the so-called 'cyborgs,' Ukrainian soldiers who were protecting Donetsk airport.

“Friends, another of our heroes, “cyborg” Orest Petryshyn, is free,” the head of state wrote on his Facebook page.