Ukraine has returned the bodies of 121 slain Ukrainian defenders

Today, on March 29, as a result of repatriation measures, 121 deceased servicemen were returned to Ukraine.

This was reported by the Coordination Headquarters for the Issues of Dealing with Prisoners of War.

It is noted that the bodies of 12 defenders who fought on the Luhansk front, 107 fallen soldiers from the Donetsk front, and two from the Zaporizhzhia front have been repatriated.

The fallen have been returned thanks to the cooperation of the employees of the Coordination Headquarters for the Issues of Dealing with Prisoners of War with the Joint Center of the Security Service of Ukraine, the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine, the Secretariat of the Authorized Person for Persons Missing in Special Circumstances, the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the State Emergency Service of Ukraine, and other representatives of the Security and Defense Sector of Ukraine. Gratitude for assistance was also expressed to the International Committee of the Red Cross.

«The Armed Forces of Ukraine will transport the repatriated bodies and remains to designated state institutions. Representatives of law enforcement agencies and forensic medical experts will establish the identities of the deceased,» the statement said.

After the identification of the bodies of the fallen defenders, they will be handed over to their families for a dignified burial.

Also, Ukraine has managed to return the bodies of 82 deceased servicemen. The transfer of bodies from temporarily occupied territories took place with the assistance of the Office of the Authorized Person for Persons Missing in Special Circumstances under the Ministry of Reintegration in collaboration with the security forces.

It is worth noting that Ukraine has managed to return the bodies of 83 deceased Ukrainian soldiers.

Earlier, it was reported that on December 22, the bodies of 66 defenders who died in battles were returned to the territory controlled by the Ukrainian government.