Two years after Russian woman Irina Krynina went to rescue her husband from captivity, the man was released in an exchange. He himself chose to wait for this procedure, while his wife decided to settle in Ukraine.

As part of the prisoner exchange between Russia and Ukraine, Yevgeny Kovtkov—the husband of Irina Krynina, coordinator of the movement "Our Exit"—has returned home. This information was disseminated by the organization's press service.

During today's exchange under the "185 for 185" scheme, the sides also transferred 20 civilians to each other.

Kovtkov was among those transferred by Ukraine to Russia. Krynina personally confirmed to blogger Rostislav Murzagulov the fact of her husband's release.