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Almost 700 Ukrainian military taken prisoner in Donbas in past few days

Sept. 1, 2014, 10:42 p.m. | Interfax-Ukraine

Captured Ukrainian soldiers board a vehicle on Aug. 24, 2014 in Donetsk, eastern Ukraine, during a parade in mockery of the country's Independence Day celebrations.
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A total of 680 Ukrainian troops were taken prisoner in the fighting in Donbas in the past few days, Colonel-General in Reserve Volodymyr Ruban, the head of the prisoner exchange center, said on Sept. 1, according to Channel 5 Five television.

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