Ukraine returns bodies of 140 fallen defenders
The bodies of 140 fallen soldiers were returned to the territory controlled by Ukraine, the Coordination Center for the Treatment of Prisoners of War reported on Telegram on April 26.
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The bodies of 140 fallen soldiers were returned to the territory controlled by Ukraine, the Coordination Center for the Treatment of Prisoners of War reported on Telegram on April 26.
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The bodies of 51 fallen Ukrainian soldiers have been repatriated to the government-controlled territory. — Ukrinform.
The Ukrainian side managed to repatriate the bodies of 51 deceased defenders to the government-controlled territory. Source: Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War on Telegram Details: It is reported that the transfer of the bodies took place thanks to the joint work of the Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War, the Civilian-Military Cooperation Department of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the Department for Persons Missing