Ten militiamen return to LPR in prisoner exchange with Ukraine - ombudsperson
SocietyThe Lugansk People’s Republic and Ukraine have exchange prisoners; ten militiamen have returned to the Republic, LPR ombudsperson Viktoria Serdyukova told the Lugansk Media Center.
“Ten LPR militiamen returned home after a prisoner swap with Ukraine,” Serdyukova said. “Doctors and psychologists are now working with the militiamen who are undergoing a rehabilitation course.“
On February 24, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a special military operation to protect Donbass residents from Ukrainian aggression. Earlier, LPR and DPR Heads Leonid Pasechnik and Denis Pushilin asked the Russian leader to provide military assistance. On July 3, the LPR militia and Russian armed forces fully liberated the LPR territory from Ukrainian armed formations.
The Ukrainian government launched the so-called anti-terrorist operation against Donbass in April 2014. The peace talks that began soon thereafter failed to reach tangible results due to Kiev’s position to settle the conflict by force.*i*ie
