Today, on 2 August, the bodies of fallen defenders from the Luhansk, Bakhmut, Maryinka, Avdiivka, Kherson, Zaporizhzhia, as well as from Mariupol, Horlivka and morgues in the territory of the aggressor state, were returned to their homeland. This was reported by Komersant ukrainskyi
with reference to the Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War.
The repatriated bodies and remains will be transported to designated state institutions.
Representatives of law enforcement agencies and forensic experts will identify the dead. After identification, the bodies of the fallen defenders will be handed over to their families for a decent burial.
The bodies were repatriated with the assistance of the Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War, the Ministry of Reintegration, the Commissioner for Missing Persons in cooperation with the Joint Centre at the Security Service of Ukraine, the Central Military Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, other law enforcement agencies, departments and international organisations.
The transfer of the bodies of fallen soldiers is carried out in accordance with the Geneva Conventions.
It should be noted that in April, Ukraine returned the bodies of 140 fallen defenders.