People's deputy of Ukraine Nadia Savchenko on her Facebook page has unveiled lists of hostages held in the Donbas territory not controlled by Ukraine's authorities.
Russia-backed militants launched 39 attacks on positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in ATO area in Donbas over the past day. This is reported by the ATO press center.
Elections in occupied Donbas may take place before return of border control to Ukraine. Ambassador of Germany to Ukraine Ernst Reichel said at a press conference in Kharkiv, Ukrinform reported.
German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier considers the ongoing violence in eastern Ukraine's Donbas region as unacceptable. He said this, opening the 23d session of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Hamburg on Thursday morning, Ukrinform reported.