The bodies of 250 fallen Ukrainian defenders have been returned to Ukraine, 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, the bodies of 250 fallen defenders were returned to Ukraine. The bodies of the fallen defenders from Luhansk, Bakhmut, Maryinka, Avdiivka, Kherson, Zaporizhzhia, as well as from Mariupol, Horlivka and from morgues on the territory of the aggressor state were returned to their native land," the statement reads.
The bodies were repatriated with the assistance of the Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War, the Ministry of Reintegration, the Commissioner for Missing Persons in cooperation with the Joint Center at the SBU, 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 Geneva Conventions. The repatriated bodies and remains will be transported 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.