DPR – LPR representative in trilateral contact group (Ukraine - Russia - OSCE) Vladislav Deinego during Minsk negotiations reported that there are only 20 Ukrainian prisoners detained by militants.
Earlier Kyiv exchanged prisoners with DPR in "3 to 6" format
“Donbas republics delivered lists with the names of more than two thousand people, which were detained by Ukrainian side. At the same time Kyiv asked for 149 people… Really there are about 20 Ukrainian prisoners in DPR and LPR’’ – said Deinego.
He explained the difference in numbers as "Ukrainian authorities have included the large number of those killed military in the list, because they refuse to recognize the loss," the report said.