It is noted that the convoy left the Western penal colony in Makeevka.

The exchange is expected to take place on the contact line of the parties in the area of ​​the Gorlovka-Mayorskoye entry and exit checkpoint.

Earlier, representatives of the self-proclaimed LPR left for the prisoner exchange site with Kiev.

The Commissioner for Human Rights in the DPR Daria Morozova said that the exchange between Kiev, the DPR and the LPR is planned according to the “87 on 55” formula.

President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky confirmed plans to conduct an exchange of prisoners with the Donbass on December 29.