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Ukraine returns bodies of 250 fallen defenders

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As a result of repatriation activities, the bodies of 250 fallen defenders of Ukraine were returned to Ukraine.

This was reported on August 2 by the Coordination Headquarters for the appeal with prisoners of war.

Ukraine returned the bodies of the fallen defenders: what is known

The bodies of the dead were returned to their native land defenders from the Lugansk, Bakhmut, Maryinsk, Avdeevka, Kherson, Zaporizhia directions, as well as from Mariupol, Gorlovka and from morgues on the territory of Russia.

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It is noted that the repatriated bodies and the remains will be transported to designated government institutions. Law enforcement officials and forensic experts will establish the identities of the deceased.

The bodies of the Ukrainian defenders will be handed over to their relatives for a decent burial after identification.

The transfer of the bodies of the fallen soldiers is carried out in accordance with the norms of the Geneva Conventions.

The department recalled that the repatriation of the bodies took place 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 Center under the SBU, the Central Military Commission of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, other security agencies, departments and international organizations.

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