A prisoner swap between the Ukrainian government and Russian-backed separatist forces in the country’s east was underway on Dec. 29 in the latest sign of efforts to ease tensions between the two warring sides.
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Ukrainian Ivan Katyshev - who was made prisoner - is embraced by his mother Lyudmila after being released during a prisoner exchange between Ukraine and Russia-backed forces near the Mayorsk checkpoint on Dec. 29, 2019.
