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Acting spokesman of the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces Vladyslav Selezniov has reported that 184 Ukrainian servicemen remain in militants' captivity.

According to official reports, 309 military men are at hospitals now, and 19 of them have serious injuries.

On the other hand, the defense ministry of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic said more than 60 Ukrainian servicemen remain in militia captivity.

“Sixty-four Ukrainian servicemen are being held by the militants,” Eduard Basurin, military spokesman for the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic, told reporters.