Exchange of prisoners might be held in coming days, – Adviser to SBU Chairman The authorized subgroup of the Tripartite Contact Group operating within the Minsk process has information about 148 hostages as of today. They are found not only in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions, but also in the territory of the Russian Federation. 5 477 58 Incidents
Another defender of Donetsk airport to be released from militants’ captivity in near future, - SBU Andrii Hrechanov with the call sign Rakhman -- one of the Donetsk airport’s defenders also known as Cyborgs -- is expected to be released from the militants’ captivity in the near future. The details of the negotiation process on his liberation are not disclosed. 16 944 64 Incidents
Putin never asked for return of Russian citizens detained in Ukraine, - Tandit In Paris, President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko demanded the release of Ukrainian hostages held in Russia. 40 968 169 Previously in trend: Captured Russian special forces operatives
Ukraine opposes Russia's charging paratroopers with illegal border crossing, - SBU Adviser Tandit Ukraine does not agree with detention of three Ukrainian servicemen of the 79th Separate Airmobile Brigade by the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation on charges of alleged illegal border crossing. 76 399 603 Ukrainian Politics
SBU joined search of abducted Ukrainian paratroopers, - SBU Adviser Tandit An internal investigation to clarify the circumstances of disappearance of three Ukrainian soldiers at the border with the occupied Crimea is underway, with the Security Service of Ukraine having been involved. 15 342 85 Ukrainian Politics
Detained Russian military to be tried in Ukraine, - SBU Head Adviser Tandit Russian Federation Army soldiers Alexander Aleksandrov, Yevhgeniy Yerofeyev, and Vladimir Starkov, who had been detained in the Donbas, will be tried within the law of Ukraine. 34 144 398 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine
177 Ukrainians held captive by terrorists, - SBU Head Adviser Tandit 177 citizens of Ukraine are held prisoners at the moment in the self-proclaimed "LPR," "DPR," and in Russia. 6 285 19 Ukrainian Politics
About 2,000 Russian military advisers operate in the Donbas, - SBU The Ukrainian Security Service stated that there are 2,000 Russian military advisers in the "DPR" and "LPR" terrorists’ breakaway regions. 17 063 22 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine
Seven criminal cases initiated over shootout in Mukacheve, - SBU Seven criminal proceedings have been filed regarding the shootout in Mukacheve. 7 253 52 Previously in trend: Mukacheve shooting
Tandit: Our priority is liberation of captive Ukrainians, so we consider exchange of Russian commandos Ukraine's priority is liberation of captive Ukrainians from terrorists and Russian military. Therefore, the authorized persons are considering an exchange of the captive Russian commandos despite their crimes in the territory of Ukraine. 39 740 342 Previously in trend: Evidence of Russian aggression in Ukraine Captured Russian special forces operatives
SBU published recent photos of the Russian commandos Yerofeyev and Aleksandrov: "Their trial is scheduled for September". PHOTOS Advisor to the Chairman of the Security Service of Ukraine Yurii Tandit made pictures of Russian GRU operatives Aleksandrov and Yerofeyev. 84 972 250 Previously in trend: Captured Russian special forces operatives
Person of interest under the bloody conflict in Mukacheve Lanio left Ukraine, - SBU MP Mykhailo Lanio crossed the south-western border of Ukraine and left the country. 95 040 665 Previously in trend: Mukacheve shooting