Suedi Murekezi: Russia frees US man in Ukraine prisoner swap - BBC

A US national held since June is among dozens released successful a captive swap betwixt Ukraine and Russia.

Ukrainian President Volodymr Zelensky said successful his nightly code Ukraine had received 64 soldiers, including 4 officers and 60 different troops.

In a tweet, a apical advisor to Mr Zelensky said the woody besides freed an American, Suedi Murekezi.

A White House spokesperson refused to corroborate the deal, but told reporters: "We surely invited that news."

Ukrainian main of unit Andriy Yermak said the subject unit released had fought successful Donetsk and Luhansk.

In a station connected societal media helium said Mr Murekezi - a US Air Force seasoned - had been helping the Ukrainian radical earlier helium ended up successful Russian custody.

Russia's Tass quality bureau has reported that Mr Murekezi was arrested successful the eastbound Donetsk portion successful June.

He was charged with attending anti-Russian protests and inciting taste hatred.

Mr Suedi told ABC News helium had spent weeks successful a "torture chamber" of a basement, wherever helium was subjected to electrical shocks and beaten by captors.

He said the Russians had accused him of being a CIA operative.

The Rwandan-born crypto capitalist settled successful Ukraine successful 2018, according to the Washington Post.

He reportedly lived successful the US authorities of Minnesota and spent 8 years successful the US Air Force until 2017.

White House National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby said helium could not corroborate Mr Murekezi's merchandise owed to privateness considerations.

Mr Murekezi was held for a clip with 2 different Americans who had travelled to Ukraine to fight.

Alexander John-Robert Drueke and Andy Tai Ngoc Huynh were freed by Russia successful September successful a Ukraine-Russia captive swap brokered by Saudi Arabia.