Almost 3 thousand hostages released in one year in captivity militias remain 158 people, said Advisor to the head of the SBU Yury Tandit.

"this year already released 2 thousand 900 odd people, it's very common. Stays there 158 our guys, it's not only soldiers but also civilians. Yesterday we met with commissioners of the UN that deal with civilian hostages, and I dream that they too will be required to provide assistance, " - said Tandit on the first day of the weekend in the air.

The military operation against dissatisfied with the coup d'etat of residents of Donbas lasts more than a year. At the talks on February 12 were achieved consensus on stopping the fire, the withdrawal of heavy weapons, introduction to the Constitution of Ukraine changes on decentralization of power and the consolidation of the special status " of certain districts of Donetsk and Lugansk regions ".

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