Russian Ministry of Defence: nationalist battalions continue to hold hostage about 5,000 foreigners as “human shields”, including: in Kharkiv up to 1,500 students from India, up to 200 citizens of Jordan, 40 citizens of Egypt, 15 citizens of Vietnam. In Sumy 576 citizens of India, 159 citizens of Tanzania, 121 citizens of China, 100 students from Ghana, 60 citizens of Egypt, 45 citizens of Jordan, 16 students from Pakistan, 15 citizens of Tunisia and 14 citizens of Zambia.