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So-called "ombudsperson" of the self-proclaimed "Donetsk People's Republic" ("DPR") Daria Morozova has confirmed the date of a prisoner swap with Ukraine.

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The information that the swap will take place on December 29 has been confirmed and posted on her website.

According to Morozova, 55 prisoners will return to Ukraine, while Kyiv will transfer 87 people to the occupying authorities.

She added the verification of participants in the prisoner exchange list was underway.

As UNIAN reported earlier, participants in the Trilateral Contact Group on Donbas settlement agreed on the mutual release of held persons to be held before the end of the year. According to Russian media, the "big swap" is scheduled for December 29.