KYIV. Oct 8 (Interfax) - According to the Ukrainian Defense Ministry, 224 members of the Ukrainian Armed Force were held captive by militias in the country's southeast as of October 8, said Defense Minister Valeriy Heletey.
"With regard to the people who are held in captivity. Our information is that 224 people (military service personnel) have been held captive to this day," the minister told a press conference in Kyiv on Wednesday.