MOSCOW—Ukrainian government forces and Russia-backed separatists began to exchange dozens of prisoners, a small step toward a rapprochement between two sides that have been engaged in a slow-burning conflict for almost six years.
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Wall Street Journal: Ukraine, Russia-backed separatists exchange prisoners
Ukrainians - who were made prisoners - walk out of a bus during a prisoner exchange between Ukraine and Russia-backed forces near the Mayorsk checkpoint on Dec. 29, 2019.
