To date, their number is 118 people. On Thursday, March 16, on its Facebook page, the first vice speaker of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, the representative of Ukraine in the humanitarian subgroup of the Tripartite Contact Group, Irina Gerashchenko.

According to her, unfortunately, the number of hostages is growing. This, both civilian and military.

However, in general, the number increased due to civilians who are seized in the occupied territories.

However, Gerashchenko noted that according to the updated information of the Security Service of Ukraine, today in the list of missing persons there are 418 people.

Recall, as reported URA-Inform, for two years from the captivity of militants in the Donbas managed to release 70 hostages, three others were released from the captivity of the Russian Federation.