Over 55,000 people missing in Ukraine – reports
Source: Ukrinform
At least 55,000 individuals are now registered as missing in Ukraine, with the majority being military personnel. The grim figure was revealed by Internal Affairs deputy minister Leonid Tymchenko, who though added that the statistics remains in constant flux as some missing persons are found either in captivity or tragically among the deceased.
“Most of the missing are soldiers,” saidTymchenko. “The numbers shift frequently. In some cases, we discover that individuals thought to be missing are actually in enemy captivity. Sadly, we also identify deceased individuals who were once reported missing.”
The National Police has taken steps to reunite families with their loved ones, collecting 751 DNA profiles from relatives of missing persons living abroad. The effort helped 107 Ukrainian families identify their missing relatives among the previously unidentified bodies.
Authorities conducted such DNA sample collection in countries including Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Germany, Spain, Italy, and Turkey. They now plan to expand the initiative to Switzerland.
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To commemorate the third anniversary of the full-scale invasion, “Bukvy” has compiled data on the largest donors supporting the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Among them there are charitable foundations and businesses. The list includes, in particular, foundations that provide assistance exclusively from their own resources, without fundraising (such as SCM by Rinat Akhmetov, Epicenter, etc.).
In just 1.5 months, Ukrainian specialists have created an innovative protective shell for the control modules of anti-aircraft missile systems (AMS) Patriot and Iris-T SLM. This development was another step in strengthening Ukraine’s defense capabilities, aimed at protecting key elements of the air defense system from debris damage.
Military serviceman of the International Legion for the Defense of Ukraine with the call sign “Paradox” is the crew commander of the American M113 armored personnel carrier. He is a master at using it and is constantly improving, because the legionnaire’s skills are tested every day in battle. You have to drive to the front lines, often under artillery fire and drone attacks.