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Over 6,200 foreigners held hostage by Ukrainian nationalists — Russian Defense Ministry

"Ukrainian nationalists continue to hold hostage as a human shield 6,224 foreign nationals from nine countries," said Mizintsev

MOSCOW, April 14. /TASS/. Ukrainian nationalists continue to keep hostage 6,224 foreign nationals from nine countries, Mikhail Mizintsev, chief of Russia’s National Defense Management Center, said on Thursday.

"Ukrainian nationalists continue to hold hostage as a human shield 6,224 foreign nationals from nine countries," said Mizintsev, who heads the Russian Joint Coordination Headquarters for Humanitarian Response in Ukraine.