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epa10329569 A mother reacts as she reunites with her son, who is a member of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) militia, following an exchange of prisoners of war, in Khartsyzsk, Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine, 26 November 2022. The head of the self-proclaimed DPR, Denis Pushilin and relatives met with nine servicemen from the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's republic (DPR) and Luhansk People's Republic (LPR) in Khartsyzsk, who were returned from Ukrainian captivity as part of an exchange between Ukraine and Russia on 24 November. On 24 February 2022, Russian troops entered the Ukrainian territory in what the Russian president declared a 'Special Military Operation', starting an armed conflict that has provoked destruction and a humanitarian crisis. EPA/ALESSANDRO GUERRA