Most of the captives are Chechen mercenaries (photos: the Armed Forces), during a failed assault on the Soledar of the Bakhmut district of Donetsk region, carried out by Russian troops on August 2, the invaders lost about 100 people killed. This was reported by Advisor to the Minister of Internal Affairs Anton Gerashchenko. In addition, about 30 Russian soldiers, he said, was captured.