Ukraine secures American Suedi Murekezi's freedom in mass prisoner swap with Russia: report
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Russian authorities accused Suedi Murekezi of serving as a CIA operative and taking part in "pro-Ukraine" protests, eventually charging him with "inciting ethnic hatred."
A two-hour ceasefire allowed soldiers from Ukraine and Russia to meet just outside Zaporizhzhia in the "gray zone" and swap prisoners. Murekezi had remained in Russian-controlled territory prior to the exchange, ABC News reported. Peter Aitken is a Fox News Digital reporter with a focus on national and global news.
Murekezi spoke of his treatment in a Russian "torture chamber," where he stayed for some weeks earlier in the war, subjected to electric shocks in a basement while soldiers accused him of being a CIA operative and participating in pro-Ukrainian protests. He claimed that the soldiers provided minimal food and water.
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