Ukraine has returned the bodies of 121 fallen defenders, the Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War reported on Friday, UNN reports.
"As a result of repatriation measures, 121 fallen defenders were returned to Ukraine," the Coordination Center said in a statement.
In particular, they managed to repatriate 12 bodies of defenders who fought in the Luhansk sector, 107 fallen soldiers from the Donetsk sector and two defenders from the Zaporizhzhya sector.
The Armed Forces of Ukraine will now transport the repatriated bodies and remains to designated state institutions. Law enforcement officials 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 added.
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As noted, the fallen were returned thanks to the cooperation 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.
Separately, the Coordination Center thanked the International Committee of the Red Cross for its assistance.