A new set of prisoner exchange lists has already been agreed between the Ukrainian side and Russian-backed militants in Donbas more than a week ago, a source in the SBU Security Service has told 112.ua.
At the same time, the lists drawn up by illegal armed groups are much longer than those put forward by Ukraine; however, the exact number of prisoners to be swapped remains unclear, 112.ua reports citing its source.
The publication claims that militants failed to confirm prospects for the release of certain persons mentioned in the Ukrainian list.
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However, the suspect in the assassination of SBU Colonel Kharaberyush is not going to be released, reads the report.
"At the moment, we are awaiting a signal. I suggest this will all happen within a month," the source said.
As UNIAN reported earlier, on November 15, Russian President Vladimir Putin told his Ukrainian political operative Viktor Medvedchuk that he would "do everything in his power" to facilitate an exchange of prisoners between Donbas militants and Ukrainian government.
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