Russian-backed separatists hand over 4 captives to Ukraine in Minsk

By Interfax-Ukraine.

Published June 28, 2019 at 2:59 pm

A man gestures as pro-Russia rebels who were made prisoners wait in a bus during a prisoner exchange between Ukraine and pro-Russia rebels on the check-point near the city of Gorlivka on Dec. 27, 2018.

Photo by AFP

The self-proclaimed “Donetsk People’s Republic” (“DPR”) and “Luhansk People’s Republic” (“LPR”) transferred four captives to Ukraine in Minsk on Friday, an Interfax correspondent has reported.

The captives arrived in the Minsk International Airport on Friday. They will depart for Ukraine in the company of Opposition Platform – For Life Political Council head Viktor Medvedchuk.

The released captives are serviceman Dmytro Velyky, Ukrainian army unit commander Yakiv Veremeichyk, First Sgt. Maksym Horiayinov, and Eduard Mikheyev.