Ukraine and Russia-backed separatists in the country's war-torn east exchanged 200 prisoners on Sunday, swapping detained fighters for civilians and servicemen held captive in some cases for years in two breakaway regions.
Kiev handed over to separatists five riot policemen suspected of killing
protesters during a pro-Western uprising in 2014 as part of the swap, sparking public outrage.
"The mutual release of the detainees has ended," the Ukrainian presidential office said in a statement on
Facebook, adding that it would provide more details later.