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Several dozen Ukrainian prisoners of war are still being held captive by insurgents.

Russian-backed militants of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic (DNR) released 20 Ukrainian prisoners from a Donetsk pre-trial detention facility on Wednesday, Aug. 5. This was reported by the press service of Valeria Lutkovska, Ukraine's Parliament authorised human rights agent.

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