As many as 1,026 reports of abductions have been registered in Donetsk and Luhansk regions since April 1, and the whereabouts of 558 people have been tracked down, while 468 remain unaccounted for, an adviser to the Ukrainian interior minister, Zorian Shkiriak, has said.

“A study of online reports suggests that 1,026 people were abducted or taken hostage between April 1 and Aug. 18,” he said at a press conference in Kyiv on Tuesday.