SBU: More than 2,500 people released from militant captivity

More than 2,500 people have already been released from the captivity of the Russian-backed militants, the chairman of the Interdepartmental Center for the exchange of prisoners Yuriy Tandyt said on Ukrainian television’s Channel 5 on Tuesday night. This is reported by Coruption.Info.

"Over the last few weeks the process of the release of prisoners has been very fragile," Tandyt said.

"On Monday, we released 16 Ukrainian soldiers from the militants’ captivity. Some of them have already met with their relatives," he said.

"We thanked the Donetsk authorities when they released 16 people as a sign of goodwill. We are also preparing a reciprocal gesture. And I hope that the process will continue".

"As of today, we have released more than 2,500 of our soldiers. At least 400 people are still in captivity.”