Ukraine returns bodies of 254 fallen defenders
As a result of the repatriation measures, Ukraine returned 254 fallen soldiers of the Defense Forces, reported the Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War.
The bodies of 221 defenders who fought on the Donetsk axis, 25 fallen soldiers from the Zaporizhzhia axis, four fallen defenders from the Luhansk axis, and four slain soldiers whose bodies were transferred from Russian morgues were repatriated.
The Armed Forces of Ukraine will transport the repatriated bodies and remains to designated state institutions. There, representatives of law enforcement agencies and forensic medical experts will identify the victims.
After identification, the bodies will be handed over to the families of the fallen defenders for a dignified burial.
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