Ukrainian soldiers, who were released in a prisoner exchange between Russia and Ukraine, smile close to Chernihiv, Ukraine Ukrainian soldiers, who were released in a prisoner exchange between Russia and Ukraine, smile close to Chernihiv, Ukraine UKRAINE AND RUSSIA have made a major prisoner swap, just a day after Russian President Vladimir Putin called up reserve troops to supplement his forces. The high-profile prisoner swap saw 215 Ukrainian and foreign fighters exchanged — 200 of them for a single person, an ally of Putin. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov would not confirm if the lone Putin ally — pro-Russian Ukrainian opposition...