Ukraine recovers 7,017 fallen defenders' bodies since start of Russia’s full-scale invasion

The press service of the Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War reported this in a comment to Ukrainska Pravda.

“As of December 2024, we have conducted 73 repatriations and returned 5,503 bodies. This year there were two more repatriations - in January and February. In both cases, 757 bodies were returned. Thus, we can say that today Ukraine has returned 7,017 bodies of its fallen soldiers,” the Coordination Center said.

They also added that 4,131 prisoners of war, including both military personnel and civilians, were returned home. In particular, 25 seriously wounded were returned in January.  

• President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy reported that more than 46,000 Ukrainian soldiers have been killed since the beginning of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Another 380,000 soldiers were wounded.