Kuchma's spokesperson notices progress in effort on Savchenko's release

18:14, 20.04.2016 1 min read

The Ukrainian side in the Trilateral Contact Group has noticed some progress in the course of the efforts on Nadia Savchenko's release, Darka Olifer, spokesperson for Ukraine's second president Leonid Kuchma, who represents the country in the Trilateral Contact Group, said.

"We can also see certain progress in the course of the release of our pilot Nadia Savchenko and we are anticipating her return to Ukraine," Olifer wrote on her Facebook page following the Contact Group meeting on Wednesday.

Ukraine expects 25 Donbas prisoners of war to be released in the eve of the Easter festival. "We are eager to see that the people can come back to their families," Olifer said.