The head of the International Committee of the Red Cross told Reuters on Tuesday that he was "cautiously positive" the ICRC would gain access to Ukrainian and Russian prisoners held in the context of the conflict.
The general staff of Ukraine's armed forces said on Tuesday that it was holding 200 Russian prisoners of war, while Russian news agencies cited Denis Pushilin, leader of Russian-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine, as saying that there were hundreds of Ukrainian PoWs.
