Ukraine, Russia-Backed Rebels Swap Prisoners in Move to End War

Ukraine, Russia-Backed Rebels Swap Prisoners in Move to End War
Ukrainian war prisoners walk after being released after a prisoner exchange, near Odradivka, eastern Ukraine, on Dec. 29, 2019. Evgeniy Maloletka/AP Photo
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MAIORSK CHECKPOINT, Ukraine—Ukrainian forces and Russia-backed rebels in eastern Ukraine on Sunday exchanged 200 prisoners in a move aimed at ending their five-year war.

The swap at a checkpoint near the rebel-held city of Horlivka was part of an agreement brokered this month at a summit of the leaders of Ukraine, Russia, Germany, and France.