"Ukrainian prisoners of war" have been handed over to Hungary, announced the Russian Orthodox Church. The group hails from Transcarpathia, a region in western Ukraine that is home to a large Magyar community.
The transfer took place on Thursday "with the blessing" of Patriarch Kirill, "within the framework of cooperation between churches and at the request of the Hungarian side," the Moscow Patriarchate said in a statement. The quarrel between the two neighbouring countries is not new, with Hungary long castigating laws strengthening the use of the Ukrainian language.