Ukraine sides exchange prisoners during ceasefire

Ukrainian troops and Russian-backed rebel forces have exchanged dozens of prisoners who were captured during fighting in eastern Ukraine, as part of a ceasefire deal that has struggled.

Ukraine sides exchange prisoners during ceasefire

Ukrainian troops and Russian-backed rebel forces have exchanged dozens of prisoners who were captured during fighting in eastern Ukraine, as part of a ceasefire deal that has struggled.

The transfer took place in the dark outside the main rebel stronghold of Donetsk under the watch of international observers.

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