A total of 393 people of interest have been identified in militants' cases during the army operation in Donbas, and 374 of them have been arrested; another 1,016 persons are wanted, Ukrainian Interior Ministry's department in the Donetsk region chief Vyacheslav Abroskyn has said.

"During the anti-terrorism operation in Ukraine which started in April of last year, the police and attached forces operating in the Donetsk region have documented criminal activity of 1,409 ring members who will be held liable under part 5 article 260 of the Ukrainian Criminal Code sooner or later," Abroskyn wrote on Facebook on Monday evening.

He said the identification of persons formerly or currently involved in the militia of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) continued.