1,200 bodies of fallen civilians, soldiers returned to Ukraine

The Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War reported the information.

The bodies were returned as part of agreements reached in Istanbul. Thus, another 1,200 bodies, which according to the Russian side belong to Ukrainian citizens, including servicemen, have been returned to Ukraine.

In the near future, investigators from law enforcement agencies, together with expert institutions of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, will conduct all necessary examinations to identify the repatriated bodies.

“The repatriation efforts were made possible thanks to the joint work of the staff of the Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War, the Joint Center under the Security Service of Ukraine, the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine, the Office of the Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights, the Secretariat of the Commissioner for Persons Missing Under Special Circumstances, the State Emergency Service of Ukraine, and other structures of the Security and Defense Sector of Ukraine,” the Coordination Headquarters added.

• A day earlier, as a result of repatriation efforts, the bodies of another 1,200 fallen soldiers were also returned to Ukraine. Only about 15% of them have clear identification.