Ukraine brings back 250 fallen soldiers – Coordination Headquarters
Source: Ukraine’s Coordination Headquarters
Ukraine’s POWs Coordination Headquarters said on Friday it had brought back the bodies of 250 Ukrainian soldiers from various fronts.. The remains were returned from the Luhansk, Bakhmut, Maryinka, Avdiivka, Kherson, Zaporizhzhia regions, as well as from Mariupol, Horlivka, and Russian morgues.
“The repatriated bodies will be taken to to designated state [forensics]agencies. Law enforcement and forensic experts will work on identifying the deceased, after which the remains will be handed over to their families for proper burial”, said the Coordinated Headquarters in its statement.
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