The format that will be discussed today is "87 at 309". About this last night on the air of one of the Ukrainian TV channels the adviser of the chairman of the Security Service of Ukraine Yuri Tandit.

According to him, 309 people who are sought by the occupation "authorities" of the so-called "republics" can be exchanged for 87 wanted by the Ukrainian side. The contact group has already come to the point when they began to discuss the form of liberation.

Militants confirm 87 of our hostages who are illegally detained in Donetsk and Lugansk.

Ukraine is ready to consider the release of the formula "87 to 309", - explained the minister's adviser, adding that persons who committed particularly serious crimes or are not related to the ATU, are not considered for exchange.

At the same time, he did not say when the exchange could take place, as he admits, this may hamper the exchange.

Recall, as reported URA-Inform, Irina Gerashchenko said yesterday that the captives of the militants are 144 hostages.