A Ukrainian soldier and the body of another deceased soldier were captured by militants in Donetsk region on February 25, the spokesman of the Ukrainian president's administration for the anti-terrorist operation (ATO) matters Andriy Lysenko said.

"On February 25, two servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, who were moving in a truck to their positions on the front line, hit a land mine. As a result of the explosion, the truck was completely destroyed and one soldier was killed. The second soldier and the body of the deceased were captured by illegal armed groups. This happened in Bakhmut district, Donetsk region," he said at a briefing in Kyiv on Monday.

According to Lysenko, the Ukrainian government and the military command are "making every effort to free them."

Meanwhile, on February 28, none of the Ukrainian military was killed or injured in the ATO zone, the spokesman said. Despite the fact that the enemy shelled the Ukrainian army positions 71 times over the past 24 hours, not a single one of Ukrainian soldier was killed or injured, Lysenko said.