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The ongoing conflict in Ukraine has led to numerous individuals being classified as "missed in action" or under special circumstances. Recent attacks, such as the Russian strike on Ternopil, have resulted in missing civilians, including children. In military operations, units like the 125th Separate Heavy Mechanised Brigade face similar uncertainties. Official data indicates that more than 60,000 people, both military and civilian, are registered as missing within Ukraine. This includes foreigners and stateless persons. In response, Ukraine has implemented a Unified Information Platform to assist in the search and support for missing persons' families. Despite efforts, the Verkhovna Rada continues to refine laws pertaining to the status and declaration of missing persons. These measures highlight the pressing need to identify and provide aid to missing individuals, reflecting the broader humanitarian impacts of the conflict.
What is the current status of missing persons in Ukraine?
As of recent reports, over 60,000 individuals are registered as missing in Ukraine under various circumstances due to ongoing conflicts. This number includes military personnel, civilians, and foreigners caught in the turmoil.
What measures has Ukraine taken to address the issue of missing persons?
Ukraine has established a Unified Information Platform for persons missing under special circumstances to improve search operations and provide support to affected families. This platform aims to streamline resources and communication efforts between agencies involved in these cases.
How does the war in Ukraine affect the number of missing persons?
The war has significantly increased the number of missing persons in Ukraine, with military operations and civilian-targeted attacks contributing to this tragic state. Many individuals are missing, while others are confirmed in captivity.
How is the international community involved in resolving missing persons cases in Ukraine?
International organizations and foreign governments collaborate with Ukrainian authorities to improve identification and recovery efforts involving missing persons. This includes adopting technological and methodological advancements in search operations.
What support is available to families of the missing in Ukraine?
The Ukrainian government provides financial assistance and legal support to families of individuals declared missing or dead due to wartime actions. This includes adopting laws for improved support mechanisms and faster processing of cases.
What role do OSINT methods play in identifying missing persons?
Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) methods are used to gather information that helps confirm the status of missing individuals, especially those held in captivity. These methods contribute significantly to tracking and identifying affected individuals.
Is there data on the number of children missing due to the conflict?
Yes, there are alarming reports indicating that among the thousands of missing, a substantial number of children have been affected by the conflict. Efforts are ongoing to trace and secure their safe return.
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Group of soldiers from 125th SHMB, who were carrying out tasks in Zaporizhzhia direction under command of another formation, have gone missing A number of defenders from the 125th Separate Heavy Mechanised Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, who were carrying out combat missions in the Zaporizhzhia direction, are currently out of contact and are considered missing, wounded or killed. 117 892 82 Previously in trend: losses of Ukraine 125th SHMB soldiers missed in action
788 Ukrainian servicemen went missing in Krynky - media Between October 2023 and the end of June 2024, 788 Ukrainian soldiers went missing in the village of Krynky, on the left bank of the Dnieper River in Kherson Oblast. 49 196 176 Previously in trend: War
More than 7,000 defenders of Ukraine are considered missing More than 7,000 defenders of Ukraine are considered missing. These are servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, soldiers of the National Guard, employees of the Security Service of Ukraine, and so on. Most of these people are in captivity. 24 990 70 Previously in trend: War
More than 7,000 soldiers are considered missing, - Kotenko About seven thousand soldiers are currently considered missing in Ukraine. 19 232 66 Previously in trend: War
Currently, there are more than 15,000 missing people in Ukraine, many of whom have been raped - Denysova More than 15,000 people are currently missing in Ukraine. 17 357 23 Previously in trend: War
Photojournalist Maks Levin goes missing near Kyiv Maks Levin, a famous photojournalist, has gone missing within the front line near Kyiv. 15 767 13 Previously in trend: War
Ukrainian journalist Viktoriya Roshchyna is missing: she cannot be contacted after reporting from occupied territory Victoria Roshchyna, Ukrainian journalist, winner of the 2022 Courage in Journalism Award, has been out of contact since 3 August 2023. 14 544 35
3.4 thousand Ukrainians are in captivity, another 15 thousand are considered missing About 3,400 Ukrainian servicemen are currently in captivity, another 15,000 people are missing. 14 084 45 Previously in trend: War
There will be thousands of missing people, - Monastyrsky In the coming months, data on thousands of missing Ukrainians will be collected, according to the Minister of Internal Affairs of Ukraine Denys Monastyrsky. 9 465 16 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine War
Number of missing persons during withdrawal from Avdiivka is not disclosed since verification is not yet completed - Tavria OSGT spokesman Lykhovii The Ukrainian side has not yet announced the number of servicemen who went missing during the retreat from Avdiivka, as verification is still ongoing. 8 278 101 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine War
Ukrainian Armed Forces junior lieutenant and Ukrainian News journalist Oleksandr Petrakovskyi was killed in battle near Chasiv Yar. PHOTO During the fighting near Chasiv Yar in the Donetsk region, an employee of the Ukrainian News media outlet, a mechanised company commander and junior lieutenant of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Oleksandr Petrakovskyi, did not return from a combat mission. Officially, the journalist is considered missing under special circumstances. 7 420 6 Previously in trend: War
Ukraine returned bodies of 522 dead defenders who were on lists of missing persons, - Kotenko Ukraine returned the bodies of 522 fallen defenders who were listed as missing. 7 048 4 Previously in trend: War
Missing persons register now includes 55,000 people, most of them military - MIA Currently, the Unified Register of Persons Missing in Special Circumstances contains information about 55 thousand people. 5 672 26
Ukrainian journalist Zakhar Podkydyshev went missing in Kurakhove direction. PHOTO Zakhar Podkydyshev, a journalist from Chernivtsi and a soldier, went missing in the Donetsk region while performing a combat mission in the Kurakhove direction. 5 439 1 Previously in trend: War
Over past month, 50 bodies of missing Ukrainians were found in de-occupied territories. PHOTOS The bodies of 50 missing Ukrainians were found in the de-occupied territories of Donetsk, Luhansk and Kharkiv regions in a month. 5 283 3 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine
60,000 Ukrainians entered in register of missing persons - Interior Ministry There are 60,000 Ukrainian citizens in active search who have been entered in the Unified Register of Missing Persons. 5 190 18 Previously in trend: War
Currently, more than 26,000 Ukrainians are considered missing due to special circumstances, - Ministry of Internal Affairs In Ukraine, 11,000 civilians and 15,000 military personnel are considered missing under special circumstances. 5 132 38 Previously in trend: War
Over 90,000 Ukrainians considered missing, - commissioner More than 90,000 Ukrainian citizens currently have the status of missing under special circumstances. 4 947 8 Previously in trend: Missed in action during the war
About 1,600 bodies have been found in de-occupied territories. The National Police appeals to relatives of the missing to give DNA samples National police appealed to relatives of the missing to give DNA samples in order to speed up the process of identifying those who died in the war. 4 928 3 Previously in trend: War
ICRC has once again become tool of Russian propaganda - DIU The Main Intelligence Directorate of the MoD has denied the information provided by the delegation of the International Committee of the Red Cross in Ukraine on the number of missing citizens. 4 869 23 Previously in trend: Missed in action during the war
Over past 4 months, Russia has handed over twice as many bodies as during full-scale war - Interior Ministry The register of missing persons already contains more than three thousand bodies that have not yet been identified. Over the past 4 months, Russia has handed over twice as many bodies to Ukraine as during the entire period of the full-scale invasion. 4 287 18 Previously in trend: repatriation of the bodies of fallen soldiers
More than 60 soldiers have gone missing in Kharkiv region since beginning of full-scale invasion of Russian Federation, - National Police Since February 24, 61 military personnel have gone missing in the Kharkiv region. Also, 287 civilian residents of the region are considered missing. 4 193 2 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine
Single register of missing persons became operational from today - Ministry of Reintegration From today, data on the missing will be entered into the Unified Register of Missing Persons. 3 828 1
There are more than 55,000 people in register of missing persons. It is necessary to implement system that will solve problem of identification - Sergeant of 82nd Brigade Bondar As of the end of September 2024, according to the register of "missing persons under special circumstances," the number of missing persons has passed the 55 thousand mark. 3 572 8 Previously in trend: War
Over 60 people remain missing in Borodianka After the liberation of Borodianka in Kyiv region (in spring 2022), there were 73 civilians who went missing due to the hostilities and occupation. As of 2025, more than 60 people still have the status of missing - law enforcement has not yet been able to identify them as either alive or dead. 3 561 4 Previously in trend: missing persons in Borodianka
Approximately 7,000 people are considered missing in Ukraine, - Ministry of Defense Approximately seven thousand people are considered missing in Ukraine. 3 513 4 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine War
Serviceman and Plast member Vladyslav Ilin killed near Pokrovsk: he had been listed as missing for more than year A serviceman of the 72nd Separate Mechanised Brigade named after the Black Zaporozhians and Plast member Vladyslav Ilin, call sign "Timati," was killed while carrying out a combat mission in the Donetsk region. The defender had been listed as missing for more than a year before a DNA examination... 3 044 8 Previously in trend: losses of Ukraine
Rada supports draft law on declaring war-related missing persons dead The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine has adopted in the first reading draft law No.12451, which defines the terms for declaring a person missing in action or armed conflict dead by a court. 3 028 4 Previously in trend: Missed in action during the war
Russian strike on Kryvyi Rih: three people missing, six wounded – in extremely critical condition. PHOTO A rescue operation is underway, and efforts are being made to deal with the aftermath of the terrorist attack in Kryvyi Rih. 2 942 1
Strike on Kryvyi Rih: 9 people, including two children, are missing In Kryvyi Rih, nine people are currently believed to be missing following a Russian strike on a shopping centre. Among them are two children. 2 875 14 Previously in trend: Drone attack on Kryvyi Rih
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Russian strike on Kyiv: 10 people are considered missing Currently, 10 people are considered missing in Kyiv as a result of the massive shelling of the capital. 2 577 6 Previously in trend: Missile and drone attack on Kyiv
Since beginning of full-scale invasion, number of people reported missing has risen to 50,150 - Deputy Head of National Police Niebytov Andrii Niebytov, deputy head of the National Police and head of the criminal police in Kyiv region, said that 50,150 people are currently missing. 2 478 18
Register of missing persons includes more than 55 thousand people - Dobroserdov As of November 2024, more than 55 thousand people were registered in the Unified Register of Persons Missing in Special Circumstances. 2 270 5
Fate of six Ukrainians from Bourbon Rhode still unknown - Denisova The fate of six Ukrainians from the Bourbon Rhode, a ship that sank in the Atlantic Ocean in late September, remains unknown. 1 980 3
Almost 38,000 people are considered missing under special circumstances in Ukraine Currently, the Unified Register of Persons Missing under Special Circumstances contains the data of about 38,000 Ukrainians. It contains data on both military personnel and civilians. 1 978 8 Previously in trend: War
Government extends social guarantees for families of missing soldiers and persons with disabilities Families of soldiers who were reported missing in action and later declared dead will be able to receive a one-time financial assistance within three years of the court decision coming into force. The Cabinet of Ministers, on the proposal of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, has adopted the... 1 880 4
He admitted to stealing UAH 2.3 million for missing servicemen: official of military unit in Odesa region has been declared suspicious - SBI. PHOTO The State Bureau of Investigation has served a notice of suspicion to the head of the financial and economic service of a military unit in the Odesa region, who, through negligence, allowed the misappropriation of UAH 2.3 million. 1 874 5
"Give Me Back My Name": Kyiv screens war reporter Kushnir’s film on search for missing servicemen. PHOTOS Kyiv’s Zhovten cinema hosted the premiere screening of the documentary film "Give Me Back My Name," authored by war reporter Marian Kushnir. 1 830 1
About 40% of those returned from captivity are those who were considered missing - Lubinets About 40% of those returned from captivity are persons who had the status of missing under special circumstances and were not confirmed by the ICRC. 1 816 7
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. 1 766 5 Previously in trend: War
More than 60 thousand people are missing in Ukraine - Dobroserdov Currently, more than 60,000 missing persons are wanted. About 10 thousand of them are in captivity. 1 745 0 Previously in trend: Missed in action during the war
Register of missing persons under special circumstances includes almost 63 thousand people - Dobroserdov The Commissioner for Persons Missing under Special Circumstances, Artur Dobroserdov, has provided official data on the number of people listed in the Register of Persons Missing under Special Circumstances. 1 602 1
Occupiers lost about 13.5 thousand people missing in action during battle for Toretsk, - OTG "Luhansk" During the active offensive, Russian troops suffered significant losses, in particular in Toretsk and on the Toretsk direction. About 13.5 thousand people have been reported missing. 1 418 11 Previously in trend: Situation in the Toretsk direction
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257 people gone missing in occupied Donbas 257 people are considered missing in the occupied territory of Donbas. 1 400 11
Almost 37 thousand people are missing in Ukraine - Lubinets As of today, more than 37,000 Ukrainian citizens have been added to the Unified Register of Missing Persons under Emergency Circumstances. These are civilian children and adults, as well as missing military personnel. However, the number could be much higher. 1 393 5 Previously in trend: War
Register of missing persons currently includes 59 thousand people. Among them, 1769 are children Currently, the Register of Persons Missing under Special Circumstances contains more than 59 thousand entries. Among those registered, more than 49 thousand people are wanted as persons missing under special circumstances. Among them, 1769 are children under the age of 18. 1 357 4
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