Ukraine returns bodies of 99 fallen Ukrainian defenders
Kyiv • UNN
99 fallen Ukrainian defenders, including 77 from Donetsk, 20 from Zaporizhzhia and 2 from Kharkiv sectors, were returned to Ukraine through repatriation efforts involving various Ukrainian agencies and the International Committee of the Red Cross.
Ukraine has returned the bodies of 99 dead Ukrainian defenders, the Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War reported on Friday, UNN reports.
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"As a result of repatriation activities, 99 fallen defenders were returned to Ukraine. In particular, we managed to repatriate 77 bodies of defenders who fought in the Donetsk sector, 20 fallen soldiers from the Zaporizhzhia sector and two defenders from the Kharkiv sector," the headquarters said on Telegram.
As stated, the fallen were returned thanks to the interaction of the staff of the Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War with the Joint Center of the Security Service of Ukraine, the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine, the Secretariat of the Commissioner for Persons Missing in Special Circumstances, the Armed Forces of Ukraine (Central Military Command), the State Emergency Service of Ukraine, and other representatives of the security and defense sector of Ukraine. The headquarters expressed special gratitude for the assistance of the International Committee of the Red Cross.
"The Armed Forces of Ukraine will transport the repatriated bodies and remains to designated state institutions. Representatives of law enforcement agencies and forensic experts will identify the victims. After identification, the bodies of our defenders will be handed over to their families for a decent burial," the headquarters said.
