On September 18, another round of repatriation events took place. 1,000 bodies were returned to Ukraine, which, according to the Russian side, belong to Ukrainian servicemen.
Points of attention
- 1. 1,000 bodies of deceased Ukrainian servicemen were returned to Ukraine from Russia in a recent repatriation event.
- 2. The bodies will undergo necessary examinations and identification by law enforcement investigators and expert institutions of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
- 3. The successful repatriation measures were a result of joint efforts by various Ukrainian structures including the Armed Forces, Ministry of Internal Affairs, and the Office of the Ombudsman of the Verkhovna Rada for Human Rights.
Ukraine returns 1,000 bodies of fallen Ukrainian soldiers from Russia
In the near future, law enforcement investigators, together with expert institutions of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, will carry out all necessary examinations and identify the repatriated bodies.
This was reported by the Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War.
Repatriation measures were successfully carried out as a result of the joint work of the employees 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 Commissioner of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine for Human Rights, the Secretariat of the Commissioner for Persons Missing in Special Circumstances, the State Emergency Service of Ukraine, and other structures of the Security and Defense Sector of Ukraine.
We express our gratitude for the assistance of the International Committee of the Red Cross.
Special thanks to the personnel of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, who transport the repatriated fallen Heroes to designated state specialized institutions, organize the transfer of the deceased to representatives of law enforcement agencies in the system of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and forensic medical examination in the system of the Ministry of Health. Investigators of law enforcement agencies, together with expert institutions of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, will establish the identities of the deceased as soon as possible.
