Ukrainian defense ministers claims 29 troops captured in southeast

18:16, 02.07.2014 1 min read

A total of 29 Ukrainian troops have been captured by illegal armed groups in southeast Ukraine, Ukraine's Acting Defense Minister Mykhailo Koval said.

"To date, 29 military hostages are in captivity," Koval said at a briefing in Kyiv on Wednesday.

The Ukrainian side is doing all it can to secure their release, he added.