As a result of repatriation measures, the bodies of 502 fallen defenders have been returned to the territory controlled by the Government of Ukraine. This was reported by the Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War.
The bodies of the defenders have been returned:
- 397 from the Donetsk sector;
- 24 from the Luhansk sector;
- 64 from the Zaporizhzhya sector;
- 17 bodies were returned from morgues in the Russian Federation.
Together with the expert institutions, the deceased will be identified as soon as possible.