Ukraine Repatriates 1,003 Fallen Soldiers' Bodies for Forensic Analysis and Identification

Ukraine has repatriated 1,003 bodies, which, according to the Russian side, belong to Ukrainian military personnel.

As reported by the Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War on December 19, the bodies will undergo necessary forensic examinations and identification procedures conducted by law enforcement agencies in collaboration with expert institutions of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

The repatriation was carried out thanks to the coordinated efforts of the Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War, the Joint Center at the Security Service of Ukraine, the Ukrainian Armed Forces, the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine, the Office of the Verkhovna Rada Commissioner for Human Rights, the Secretariat of the Commissioner for Missing Persons under Special Circumstances, the State Emergency Service of Ukraine, and other security and defense sector agencies, according to the Headquarters.

The Ukrainian authorities also expressed gratitude for the support provided by the International Committee of the Red Cross.

“Special thanks were given to the personnel of the Central Office of the Military Medical Department of the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, as well as the Joint Center for the Coordination of Repatriation Operations of the Ukrainian Armed Forces,” the statement read.

These units are responsible for transporting the repatriated bodies to designated state-specialized facilities and organizing the transfer to law enforcement and forensic medical agencies under the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Ministry of Health, the Headquarters reported.

Earlier, Ukraine’s Security Service officially informed a Russian individual, known by the alias “Doctor Evil,” that he is under investigation for war crimes committed against Ukrainian prisoners.

The individual, Illya Sorokin, worked as a paramedic in the medical unit at Penal Colony No. 10 in Russia’s Mordovia region. According to investigators, Sorokin mistreated injured Ukrainian soldiers held in the facility.

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