A spokesman for the Ukrainian National Security and Defence Council
confirmed on Sunday that nine out of ten Russian servicemen Ukraine
seized this week well inside the country have been given back to Russia
in exchange for 63 Ukrainian servicemen.
Andrei Lysenko said the nine Russian servicemen were handed over at the Hoptivka checkpoint in the Kharkiv region late on Saturday.
NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) claims that there is at least 1,000 Russian troops in Ukraine, which Russia denies.
Lysenko also said that Russia has asked to deliver more aid to the east of Ukraine.
"Preliminary plans are that it will be delivered by train to the border with Ukraine. Also we agreed that the aid will be passed to representatives of the Red Cross," he added.
Nearly 2,600 people have been killed in the conflict in eastern Ukraine, according to the United Nations.
Andrei Lysenko said the nine Russian servicemen were handed over at the Hoptivka checkpoint in the Kharkiv region late on Saturday.
NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) claims that there is at least 1,000 Russian troops in Ukraine, which Russia denies.
Lysenko also said that Russia has asked to deliver more aid to the east of Ukraine.
"Preliminary plans are that it will be delivered by train to the border with Ukraine. Also we agreed that the aid will be passed to representatives of the Red Cross," he added.
Nearly 2,600 people have been killed in the conflict in eastern Ukraine, according to the United Nations.
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