Official announcements from the Ukrainian government and Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War

Ukraine Repatriates Bodies of 250 Fallen Soldiers from Conflict Zones and Russian Morgues

Aug 2, 2024, 09:36 AM

Ukraine has successfully repatriated the bodies of 250 fallen soldiers from various conflict zones, including Luhansk, Bakhmut, Maryinka, Avdiivka, Kherson, Zaporizhzhia, Mariupol, and Horlivka, as well as from Russian morgues. The Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War confirmed the return. The bodies will undergo forensic analysis and identification before being handed over to their families for burial. This repatriation is part of a larger effort, with over 3,000 bodies of Ukrainian soldiers having been returned from Russian-occupied territories since the beginning of the full-scale war.