“France and Germany welcome the release of 76 Ukrainian prisoners and join the joy of their families and all Ukrainians,” the French Embassy in Ukraine said on Twitter.

In Paris and Berlin, they also called on the conflicting parties in the Donbass to fulfill the remaining obligations following the summit of the "Norman Four" on December 9.

Earlier, representatives of Kiev and the DPR completed the exchange of held persons on the outskirts of Gorlovka in the Donbass.

The office of Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky reported that they had received 76 citizens from the DPR and LPR as part of the exchange.

At the same time, the DNI took 61 people from Kiev, and the LC - 63 people.