Bodies of 250 Fallen Defenders Were Repatriated to Ukraine

As a result of repatriation measures, the bodies of 250 fallen soldiers were returned to Ukraine-controlled territories.

Ukraine managed to return the bodies of the fallen soldiers from the Luhansk, Bakhmut, Marinka, Avdiivka, Kherson, Zaporizhzhia directions to their native land, as well as from Mariupol, Horlivka, and morgues on the territory of Russia.

The repatriation of the bodies took place with the assistance of the Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War, the Ministry of Reintegration of Temporarily Occupied Territories, the Commissioner for Missing Persons in cooperation with the Joint Center of the Security Service of Ukraine, the Central Security Service of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, other law enforcement agencies, departments, and international organizations.

The transfer of bodies of fallen soldiers is carried out in accordance with the norms of the Geneva Conventions.

Repatriated bodies and remains will be transported to designated state institutions. Representatives of law enforcement agencies and forensic medical experts will identify the victims. After identification, the bodies of the soldiers will be handed over to their relatives for burial.