There were emotional scenes in Ukraine as prisoners freed as part of a prisoner swap with Russia arrived back in Kyiv. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said he hoped it marked a first step toward improved relations between the two countries. At the same time, prisoners released by Ukraine returned to Moscow to a more low-key welcome.
Joy And Tears As Freed Prisoners Arrive In Kyiv, Moscow
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy (right) welcomes former prisoners as they disembark from a plane on September 7 at Boryspil International Airport in Kyiv after a long-awaited exchange of prisoners between Moscow and Kyiv.
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Vyacheslav Zinchenko, a crew member of a Ukrainian naval ship that was seized by Russian security forces in November 2018, is greeted by his relatives in Kyiv.
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Ukrainian film director Oleh Sentsov, who was jailed on terrorism charges in Russia, steps from a plane upon arrival in Kyiv.
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A freed Ukrainian prisoner is greeted by relatives upon arrival in Kyiv amid emotional scenes at Boryspil International Airport.
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Reporters surround Ukrainian film director Oleh Sentsov as he hugs his daughter, Alina Sentsova, at Boryspil International Airport outside Kyiv.
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Ukrainian director Oleh Sentsov walks past journalists with his daughter, Alina.
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Dmitry Kiselyov (left), director of the Rossia Segodnya news agency, and freed Russian-Ukrainian journalist Kirill Vyshinsky (right) leave an airport outside Moscow after the exchange of prisoners between Moscow and Kyiv.