Today, March 29, according to the results of repatriation measures, the bodies of 121 fallen defenders were returned to Ukraine.
The press service of the Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War has reported this.
In particular, it was possible to repatriate 12 bodies of defenders who fought on the Luhansk axis, 107 fallen soldiers from the Donetsk axis and two from the Zaporizhzhia axis.
It is noted that the fallen were returned due to the interaction of the employees of the Coordination Headquarters on the treatment of prisoners of war with the Joint Center of the SSU, the Ministry of Interior Affairs of Ukraine, the Secretariat of the Commissioner for Persons Missing under Special Circumstances, the Armed Forces of Ukraine (the Central Directorate of the Civil-Military Cooperation), the Main Directorate of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine, and other representatives of the structures of the Security and Defense Sector of Ukraine. Gratitude was also expressed to the International Committee of the Red Cross for the assistance.
"The Armed Forces of Ukraine will transport repatriated bodies and remains to certain state institutions. Law enforcement officials and forensic experts will identify the deceased," the report said.
After identification, the bodies of the fallen defenders will be handed over to families for a decent burial.
As Ukrainian News Agency earlier reported, on March 15, the russian side returned the bodies of 100 fallen defenders of Ukraine. Now they have to be identified and buried.
On the evening of February 8, Ukraine exchanged prisoners of war - 100 Ukrainian soldiers returned home. Most of them are defenders of Mariupol.
Prior to this, the Verkhovna Rada Commissioner for Human Rights Dmytro Lubinets reported that the aggressor state russia does not agree to the repatriation of prisoners of war and blames Ukraine for this. The russian federation also regularly makes "stuffing" on social networks in order to split Ukrainian society.
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