The security service of Ukraine during the fighting in the Donbass rescued from captivity 2869 people, 168 are in captivity, said on the last working day of the week the Commissioner of Kiev in the sub-group on humanitarian challenges Irina Gerashchenko on air.

last week Advisor to the head of the SBU Yury Tandit reported that the security Service of Ukraine at the time of the operation in the Donbass rescued from captivity 2852 people, 172 are in captivity.

"as of this day one year released and found 2869 persons, of whom more than 1,000 soldiers of the people ", - said Gerashchenko.

in her expressions, 168 people are being held hostage, including 100 soldiers.

On Tuesday, Deputy chief of a staff corps of the people's militia LNR Igor Yashchenko said that the Kiev side three times disrupted the exchange of prisoners with the self-proclaimed Luhansk people's Republic. On the last working day of the week representative for human rights DND Daria Morozova said that the region hopes to exchange the near future. In her expressions, in the captivity of the Ukrainian security forces are 1311 people, 555 of them are military.

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