As a result of repatriation efforts, 501 fallen Ukrainian defenders have been returned to Ukraine, the Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War reported.
In particular, 382 bodies of defenders killed in the Avdiyivka sector, 56 fallen soldiers from the Bakhmut sector, 45 bodies of defenders from the Maryinka sector, 6 bodies of fallen defenders in the Vuhledar sector, 4 fallen soldiers in the Zaporizhzhya sector, and 7 bodies of defenders who fought in the Luhansk sector were repatriated. We also managed to return 1 body from the morgue in the Russian Federation.
The Armed Forces of Ukraine will transport the repatriated bodies and remains to designated state institutions. Representatives of law enforcement agencies and forensic experts will identify the victims.
After identification, the bodies of the defenders will be handed over to their families for a decent burial.