Ukraine returned the bodies of 140 fallen defenders

Ukraine returned the bodies of 140 fallen defenders

Ukraine has returned the bodies of 140 fallen defenders, the Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War reported .

In particular, it was possible to repatriate 112 bodies of defenders who fought in the Donetsk direction, 20 fallen soldiers in the Luhansk direction, 5 bodies of defenders in the Sumy direction, 2 fallen soldiers in the Zaporizhzhya direction and one in the Kherson direction.

The fallen were returned thanks to the interaction of employees of the Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War with the Joint Center of the SSU, the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine, the Secretariat of the Commissioner for Persons Missing in Special Circumstances, the Armed Forces of Ukraine (TsU TsVD), the Main Directorate of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine, and other representatives of the structures of the Security and Defence Sector of Ukraine .

Separately, the Coordination Headquarters expressed gratitude to the International Committee of the Red Cross.

The Ukrainian Armed Forces will transport the repatriated bodies and remains to designated government facilities. Law enforcement officials and forensic experts will identify the victims.

After identification, the bodies of the defenders will be handed over to their families for a dignified burial.