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The Newsroom: Ukraine: Exchange Of Hundreds Of Prisoners

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Ukraine: Exchange Of Hundreds Of Prisoners

27/12/2017 GMT

BBC World Service - The Newsroom, Ukraine: Exchange Of Hundreds Of Prisoners

The biggest prisoner swap since war began in 2014

The biggest prisoner swap since war began in 2014.

The Ukrainian government and Russian-backed rebels complete the biggest prisoner swap since the war began in 2014. Also: Thousands of people protest in Morocco after two brothers die in a coal mine, and a Russian opposition leader calls for a rally to boycott next year's election.

(Picture: Ukrainian servicemen who were made prisoners wait during a prisoner exchange between Ukraine and pro-Russia rebels, Credit: Aleksey Filippova/AFP/Getty)

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