In the dead of night, a prisoner swap in the eastern Ukrainian village of Zholobok — just west of the rebel stronghold Luhansk. It’s the first in a series of moves designed to implement a peace deal reached February 12, despite a shaky ceasefire. Some 130 government servicemen are being released in exchange for about 50 rebels. One rebel curses at soldiers telling them they should “rethink where they’re headed.” …read more
Source: The Boston Globe
