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The liberation of the Ukrainian hostages in the Donbass: chronicle completed
Uncategorized December 28, 2017Today, 27 Dec, from 14:00 on checkpoint Maori in the suburbs temporarily occupied Gorlovka is a large-scale exchange of Ukrainian hostages from the militants to the persons whom they want to receive in return.
74 for the release of Ukrainian hostages Kiev has pledged to give the militants 306 of requested persons, but not all of them arrived at the line of demarcation. Thus, the terrorists, according to preliminary data, will receive 263 people.
Exchange procedure will take place at the fork of the roads going to Konstantinovka, and Gorlovka Bakhmut.
In Kiev, the action citizens want to meet liberated near Boryspil airport (see map).
LIGA.net monitors the event, which was expected in Ukraine almost half a year.
Chronicle completed
28 DEC
03:12. All released will undergo a medical examination and rehabilitation. Some of them straight from the airport were taken to hospitals, the others went home with families. This was announced by the representative of the President in the Parliament Iryna Lutsenko, reports UKRINFORM.
01:42. See also: How to meet liberated from captivity of Ukrainians – a photo essay
00:45. The Ambassador of France in Ukraine welcomed freed ukrantsev and congratulated them on behalf of the President of Macron.
“We will continue to work to ensure that all the hostages came home. I assure you, we support the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine”, – she said.
00:38. Liberated Ukrainians arrived in Kiev.
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00:30. 
00:27. The presidential plane and the plane with the freed Ukrainians landed in Kiev.
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00:02. German Chancellor Angela Merkel and President of France Emmanuel macron welcomed the release of the hostages and called for the speedy exchange of other Ukrainians.
27 DEC
23:32. The presidential plane with freed hostages flew from Kharkov to Kiev.
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23:18. Journalists published the list released today from captivity of militants of the Ukrainian hostages.
23:01. “We will fight for liberation and Sushchenko, and Sentsov and Kolchenko. Everyone keeps Russia. Ukraine did not cast their”, – said the President Petro Poroshenko during a meeting with the newly freed Ukrainians in Kharkiv.
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22:57. The exchange of Ukrainian hostages in the Donbas – it is a significant step towards implementation of the Minsk agreements. About this stated the Minister of foreign Affairs of Germany , Sigmar Gabriel.
21:55 visit of the President of Petro Poroshenko in Facebook published photos and video of his meeting with the freed hostages in the Donbass.
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21:41 a Few hundred people gathered at the airport Boryspil, to meet the freed hostages.
21:18 Military television of Ukraine published video of the release of 73 Ukrainian hostages in the Donbass.
20:13 According to some data, during the exchange on the territory controlled by Ukraine forwarded 73 hostages, the militants of Kiev gave 233 as they may request.
19:28. Near the military airport “Borispol” in anticipation of the arrival of released prisoners going to their relatives, friends and simply not indifferent Ukrainians.
18:45. The theme of the day. Not all for all but the most ambitious hostage exchange
18:43. To date since the beginning of the war in the Donbass released or found 3215 Ukrainians held hostage by militants LDNR remain 103 people, dozens held in Russia. This was stated by the head of the SBU Basil Gritsak.
18:42. Medvedchuk in interview to the Russian media said that Ukraine was excluded from the list for the exchange of Russian citizens, who were asked to convey to the militants because they, according to the Convention of the CIS countries may be issued only through official channels of the Ministry of foreign Affairs.
17:52 President Petro Poroshenko on his page in Facebook reportedthat all 74 of the Ukrainian hostages are already on controlled Ukraine of the territory.
17:46. The representative of Ukraine in the tripartite contact group Leonid Kuchma, who in your Facebook quotes his press Secretary Darka olifer, called the exchanges “a joyful event, which is expecting hundreds of families.” According to him, negotiations and consultations on this issue was carried out almost since the beginning of the war, but the results have been obtained in the framework of the Minsk process. “Now we see that it was not in vain, and it inspires us to continue our work”, – said Kuchma.
17:29. The negotiator from Ukraine in the Minsk process Viktor Medvedchuk in an interview with Russian media said that Ukraine handed over to militants of the 237 individuals, instead of the announced 306: 40 persons included in the terrorist list was released earlier, 29, the refused to exchange.
17:09 of the Press Secretary of the President Svyatoslav Tsegolko wrote on his Facebookthat, according to Irina Gerashchenko, the bus 58 with the release of the hostages went from Gorlovka to the Mallorcan. “This means that after 20 minutes, all 74 of our hostage will be in the controlled area,” wrote Tsigalko.
16:52 the President’s Representative in the Verkhovna Rada Iryna Lutsenko in his Facebook reported the completion of the exchange.
16:43. In addition to the OSCE and representatives of the red cross in the occupied territory for the exchange process observed by priests of the Russian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate.
16:34. In the Donetsk region near PPC Maori to travel from the occupied territories was a big place. The checkpoint, according to the publication news of Donbass, closed due to the fact that nearby there is an exchange of Ukrainian hostages.
16:29. Pro-Russian mercenaries of the terrorist organization DNR give 58 hostages, Ukraine – 165 people.
16:27. 16:10 released 68 people, reported in Facebook Advisor to the President Yury Biryukov.
16:44. Also released by Mr Fomichev Alexey Kirichenko. 23-year-old Fomichev, member of the Kiev organization Tsentr UA, was captured by militants in Makeyevka January 4, 2016. A fighter ATO from Kharkov Kirichenko was in captivity for more than three years from September 2014.
16:24. President Petro Poroshenko and the defense Minister Stepan Poltorak arrived in the area ATO. “Peter Poroshenko in the Donbas, where he meets our boys from captivity” – wrote press Secretary of the President Svyatoslav Tsigalko.
16:15. Coordinators of the charitable Foundation East SOS, journalist Konstantin reutskiy was published in a Facebook photo freed hostages.
15:57. DNR militants brought to the place of exchange of 60 Ukrainian hostages, according to their websites.
15:54. On the territory controlled by the terrorists of DNR, stopped 5 Buses with those Kiev gave Ukrainian hostages, reports the source LIGA.net.
15:53. DNR militants freed scientist Igor Kozlovsky, according to the source LIGA.net.
15:50. Stream Radio Liberty, dedicated to the liberation of the Ukrainian hostages:
15:42. Near the site of exchange (photos facebook.com/Markiian):
15:32. In the area of KP Maori to travel from terrorists was a big turn: the checkpoint is closed from the other side at the time of the exchange of prisoners, according to news of Donbass:
15:27. Released last year, the hostages LC journalist Maria Varfolomeeva and the volunteer Vladimir Pearls also greeted the countrymen on the front lines:
15:22. Released blogger Edward Nadeljaev:
The Eduard Nedlaw – VZHE VILNY!
THANK you!!! pic.twitter.com/UTgaM3eTls– Neogene Tetyana (@ian_tanya) 27 grudnia 2017 R.
15:18. The exchange began with the terrorists of DNR, according to the source LIGA.net. The first allegedly crossed the line of demarcation those whom Kiev sends to fighters.
15:11. The websites of LPR write that it came back not 73 people (not 75 as reported earlier): two allegedly refused to go to the invaders after the exchange.
15:09. Ukrainian politician, the godfather of Putin and the negotiator from Ukraine in the Minsk process Viktor Medvedchuk said on air of propaganda NTV channel that “soon” can be another phase of the exchange.
15:07. Ukrainians are preparing to greet the freed compatriots:
15:05. Fighters of DNR, according to their websites, change in the free territory of Ukraine allegedly “did not agree”, but decided not to disrupt the exchange.
15:02. Exchange with the Luhansk terrorists is completed: they got 75 people, Kiev had issued 16.
14:54. As explained to the media the militants, the exchange is controlled by the APU of the village of zaitsevo.
14:53. President Petro Poroshenko on the phone congratulated first released, wrote his press Secretary.
14:51. Advisor to the President Yury Biryukov showed military transport Il-76, which released transferred to Kiev:
14:49. LC militants freed 16 hostages, Ukraine gives them 75 people, not 99, as previously reported. At the time of agreement the portion of the requested fighters of the people are already free, and the part refused to return to the occupied territories.
14:46. Video of the moving bus with hostages from Lugansk free territory:
14:42. The first three buses “Bogdan” Ukrainian hostages cross the line of demarcation (photos Yanina Smila):
14:34. According to Hromadske, among the freed – military-contractor Valentin Bogdan, a Pro-Ukrainian blogger Edward Nadeljaev, Artem Akhmerov and Vladislav Ovcharenko. The last football fan Zoria Luhansk was received from the militants “for espionage” 17 years in prison, and his friend Ahmerov – 13 years.
14:32. The safety of the process is provided by the staff of the OSCE and the red cross.
14:28. “I’m waiting for him for 2 years. I hope that will finally see him and hug today”, – said the Ukrainian Hromadske mother hostage Basil Bun:
“I it is Yogo vzhe 2 rocky. Spodvigla scho Yogo lastly pobutu I obnimu today” – Mati polanenko Vasil Bun pic.twitter.com/EZZNp0Zz2u
– Hromadske.UA (@HromadskeUA) 27 grudnia 2017 R.
14:20. According to the militants, the first group of hostages crossed the line of demarcation, but did not stop, but goes in the direction of free of Bakhmut.
14:18. On “zero” there are people who refuse to go on uncontrolled Kiev territory on the list of militants – their 10-15 people, said the Ombudsman, these data confirmed the source LIGA.net.
14:17. 43 people that should be among the 306 with Ukrainian officials on exchange from the Ukrainian side, served his sentence and was released from custody, and therefore did not attend the exchange, said the Ombudsman Valeria Lutkovska.
14:11. In one of the buses LC – 16 hostages, in another – Russian-separatist media, the third – representatives of the negotiating group of the insurgents, writes Hromadske.
14:07. According to the source LIGA.netto exchange moved two buses with Ukrainian hostages, the militants of the terrorist organization LNR. The transport of hostages of the militants DND is worth it.
14:04. According to the source LIGA.net in the Donbass, the exchange began.
14:01. Representative of Kiev in humanitarian working group, the Minsk process Irina Gerashchenko reported from the scene that lists on the exchange “discussed and agreed”:
13:59. The place on the map, which will host the exchange:
13:58. Some of the freed hostages (photo – site of the rebels):
The DNI and LC – terrorist organizations seized with the support of the Russian part of the Donetsk and Lugansk regions of Ukraine. Both organizations created, funded and contain Russia, where, among other things, the terrorists are getting fighters, trainers, and heavy equipment, weapons, ammunition, and fuel.
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