Security Service of Ukraine: terrorist fighters are ready to release 152 hostages

December 10, 2014

Terrorist fighters have identified 152 hostages and are ready to release them

Head of Investigation Department of Ukrainian Security Service, deputy head of Interdepartmental center of releasing of hostages Vasyl Vovk informed this.

According to him, terrorist fighters have identified and are ready to release 152 Ukrainian servicemen including 72 fighters from separate battalion of special purpose of the National Guard ‘Donbas’.

According to Mr. Vovk, the negotiations are on the final stage.

‘Now we are on the final stage of solving this issue. Today I have had talk with Donetsk and Luhansk separatists. In Minsk [Belarus] we agreed the list of 684 people to be released’, – he said.

According to Vasyl Vovk, the lists of hostages are not complete because they only include people from the registry. He mentioned that total number of missing people is 1667.

Also, according to Mr. Vovk, separatists received an order to hold an audit of servicemen in captivity. He believes that this is a positive moment and terrorists are ready for positive solution of this issue.

Source: unian.ua