Kiev and the leadership of the militia came to an agreement on the transfer of the exchange of prisoners on Thursday, said at the headquarters of the Donetsk national Republic.
" First, we agreed to exchange prisoners today, but then they (the Ukrainian side) was postponed to tomorrow, " he said at the headquarters, RIA " Novosti ". First it was claimed that the militia DND will hold the 1st mass Exchange of prisoners with security forces on Wednesday. The exchange had to take place according to the formula " 36 36 ", When it is required to attend the OSCE observers. The head Petro Poroshenko said that after the signing of the Minsk Protocol in the framework of the exchange of prisoners Kiev passed 700 people, before the end of the week is expected to give five hundred. Themselves militias on Tuesday said that in captivity they still 863 Ukrainian military, which they intend to give Kiev until the end of the week. The exchange of prisoners began immediately after the signing of the Minsk agreements. For example, Kiev released worked in the militia, the famous military journalist, a French citizen of Russian origin Yuri Yurchenko. From his part, the Prime Minister DND Alexander Zakharchenko said that the militias September 7, released 28 people, " instead of having a lot more ".

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