Russia/Ukraine Prisoner Exchange Includes Release of Oleg Sentsov

Expand Family members greet Oleg Sentsov at Boryspil airport in Kyiv, Ukraine, September 7, 2019 © 2019 Anastasia Magazova After several increasingly tense weeks amid swirling rumors, a much-anticipated large-scale prisoner swap has finally happened between Russia and Ukraine. Among those who arrived in Kyiv this Saturday afternoon, newly released from Russian custody are 35 people. That number includes 11 Ukrainian prisoners – among them Edem Bekirov, Oleg Sentsov, Pavlo Hryb, Oleksandr Kolchenko, Stanislav Klykh, Mykola Karpyuk, Volodymyr Balukh, Roman Sushchenko - and 24 Ukrainian sailors,…

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