Russia has released 215 Ukrainians it took prisoner after a protracted battle for Mariupol earlier this year, including top military leaders. The freed prisoners include the commander and deputy commander of the Azov battalion that did much of the fighting, said Andriy Yermak, the head of President Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s office. The move is unexpected, since Russian-backed separatists last month said there would be a trial of Azov personnel, who Moscow describes as Nazis.Read Long Article
