The prisoner exchange between Kiev and the self-proclaimed DPR and LPR will take place on December 27. This was announced by the head of the DPR Alexander Zakharchenko following a meeting with the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Kirill, RIA Novosti reports . The leader of the public movement "Ukrainian Choice - the Right of the People" Viktor Medvedchuk and the acting head of the LPR Leonid Pasechnik also took part in this meeting.

The exchange will take place according to the formula "306 for 74", Zakharchenko noted. "I hope that the Ukrainian side will adhere to its promises", he added. The place and time will also be announced on Wednesday, December 27, Medvedchuk specified . According to him, this is not announced specifically, although there are already agreements.

Kiev and Donbass have already agreed on all the terms of the exchange, the patriarch added, Interfax reports . He also expressed "ardent hope" that the first stage will continue with further efforts to free all those in captivity. "I hope that the exchange of prisoners that will take place will mark the beginning of this process, because the lists do not include all those who will remain in captivity for some time," RIA Novosti quotes Patriarch Kirill as saying.

The head of the LPR confirmed his readiness to exchange prisoners, TASS reports . He also declared his readiness to hold peace talks, the agency clarifies.

In November, Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed the exchange of prisoners between Kiev and the republics over the phone with Zakharchenko and Igor Plotnitsky, who was then the head of the LPR.

Exhibition dedicated to Donbass opened in Duma 1 / 10

On November 17, the exhibition “The Future Begins in the Past” dedicated to Donbass opened in the Duma / Marat Abulkhatin / State Duma Photo Service

The DPR has named the date for the exchange of prisoners in Donbass