When Vasily Budik came out of his boss's office at the Ukrainian defense ministry, the dark lines that etched his features betrayed the dark mood of much of the country. He's a close advisor to the ministry, and he does not believe the ceasefire signed with pro-Russian forces in the east last week means permanent peace, or even an end to the fighting. But his main concern on Sept. 10 morning - the priority for the Ukraine defense minister - was arranging the release of more than 1,000 captives, both military and civilian, kept in jails and makeshift dungeons all over the rebel-controlled areas.
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UKRAINE, Slavyanoserbsk : A Ukrainian soldier guards at a checkpoint controlled by Ukrainian forces on September 10, 2014, near the small eastern Ukrainian city of Slavyanoserbsk, in the Lugansk region.
