Ukraine returns bodies of 757 fallen defenders, - Coordination Headquarters
As a result of the repatriation activities, the bodies of 757 fallen defenders were returned to Ukraine.
This was announced today, 24 January, by the Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War, Censor.NET reports.
As noted, among the returned Defenders "on the shield" are:
- 451 from the Donetsk direction;
- 71 from the Bakhmut direction;
- 51 from the Vuhledar direction;
- 13 from the Luhansk direction;
- 137 from the Zaporizhzhia sector;
- 34 deceased were returned from morgues on the territory of the Russian Federation.
It is reported that the fallen defenders were returned as a result of the joint work of the Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War, the Central Department of Civil-Military Cooperation of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the Joint Centre of the Security Service of Ukraine, the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine, the Office of the Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner 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 Defence Sector of Ukraine.
"We are grateful for the assistance of the International Committee of the Red Cross. Special thanks to the personnel of the Armed Forces of Ukraine who transport repatriated fallen Heroes to designated state specialised institutions, organise the transfer of the deceased to law enforcement officials in the Ministry of Internal Affairs and forensic medical examination in the Ministry of Health. Investigators of law enforcement agencies together with expert institutions of the Ministry of Internal Affairs will identify the victims as soon as possible," the Coordination Headquarters added.
