Russia may hand over 24 Ukrainian navy sailors seized off the coast of Crimea as part of a prisoner swap deal with Ukraine later this year, the pro-Kremlin Izvestia newspaper cited a highly-placed Russian diplomatic source as saying on Jan. 11.
Reuters: Russian media reports Russia may free jailed Ukrainian sailors in swap deal
A Russia's FSB security service officer escorts a detained Ukrainian sailor to a courthouse in Simferopol, Crimea, on Nov. 27, 2018.