The bodies of 83 fallen defenders were returned to Ukraine. This was reported by the Ministry of Reintegration.
In total, since May 2022, the Office of the Commissioner for Missing Persons under the Ministry of Reintegration, in cooperation with law enforcement agencies, has returned the bodies of 1,426 defenders home.
The bodies of the fallen defenders were transferred from the temporarily occupied territories in accordance with the Geneva Convention. This took place with the participation of the Office of the Commissioner for Missing Persons under the Ministry of Reintegration in cooperation with law enforcement agencies.
It is noted that the transfer of the bodies of the victims is carried out in accordance with the norms of the Geneva Convention.