To maintain dialogue on release of captives becomes more difficult

The process of release of captives in Donbas became highly politicized. This was voiced in the air of "5 channel" by advisor to the head of the SBU Yuri Tandit. He said the pro-Russian militants see our hostages as commodity , conditions of release of prisoners are constantly changing. Some politicians are beginning to use this topic fpr own political interests , join the negotiation process and hinder dialogue on the exchange, said SBU official. He also informed that 3043 captives have been released, 127 citizens remain in captivity , 115 of them - in the so-called Donetsk People's republic and Luhansk people's republic, 12 our citizens are detained in Russia.