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.