Almost 30 thousand Ukrainians have received status of missing since beginning of 2024 - Dobroserdov
Almost 30,000 Ukrainians have received the status of missing since the beginning of 2024 - both military and civilians.
According to Censor.NET, this was stated by the Commissioner for Persons Missing in Special Circumstances Artur Dobroserdov in a commentary to "Ukrainska Pravda".
Currently, the register of missing persons under special circumstances contains more than 71,000 entries. This includes both military and civilians. Since the beginning of 2024 alone, almost 30,000 people have received this status. Dobroserdov refused to disclose data on the military, as this is classified information.
"Once a month, we compile statistics on missing persons by region - at the place of registration of the missing person. According to the data as of the end of December 2024, Donetsk region is in the first place, followed by Dnipropetrovsk and Kharkiv regions," the Commissioner said.
There are still 59,000 Ukrainians missing. Only 7,500 of them have been officially confirmed as prisoners of war by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC).
As of 1 January 2025, the search for 9255 people has been terminated. Among them, 3923 have been located, meaning they are alive. Also, 5332 bodies have been identified.
In addition, the register collects information about unidentified bodies. There are currently more than 3,200 such records.
"Every month, and sometimes twice a month, bodies are repatriated. We transfer the bodies of the occupiers to Russia and receive the bodies of our defenders. This procedure takes place steadily, without major interruptions. Accordingly, certain search activities are taking place on the other side. They are returning the bodies. To date, we have managed to return 5,500 bodies," Dobroserdov said.
As a reminder, in May 2023, the Unified Register of Persons Missing in Special Circumstances was launched in Ukraine.
