The bodies of 25 more fallen defenders were returned to Ukraine, according to the Ministry for Reintegration of the Temporarily Occupied Territories.
"Another operation was held to transfer the bodies of fallen soldiers. Ukraine has returned the bodies of 25 more defenders," the ministry’s press service said.
The operation was carried out in cooperation with Oleh Kotenko, the commissioner for people gone missing under special circumstances, and other Ukraine’s law enforcement agencies in accordance with the norms of the Geneva Convention.
As Ukrinform reported, as of August 28, the Ministry for Reintegration of the Temporarily Occupied Territories managed to return 541 bodies of the fallen defenders to Ukraine.
