Ukrainian foreign minister: Ukraine has swapped Russian general captured in Donbas for Ukrainian serviceman
Ukraine has swapped a Russian general captured in Donbas for a Ukrainian military serviceman, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin says.
"We swapped a Russian general for one of our military servicemen last week," Klimkin said at a UN Security Council meeting on Friday.
The Russian leadership and the Defense Ministry have repeatedly denied the presence of Russian troops or military servicemen in the Ukrainian territory.
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