212 bodies returned to Ukraine
Event date: May 31, 2024 (date of the Headquarters post)
The Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War announced the return of 212 bodies to Ukraine. According to the Russian side, they belong to Ukrainian servicemen. The Headquarters said the remains came from the Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia, Luhansk and Kharkiv directions and from temporarily occupied territories.
The Headquarters thanked the International Committee of the Red Cross for its assistance. Investigators and forensic experts of the Ministry of Internal Affairs will carry out the examinations and identification. The count is of remains returned, not of identified persons; identification continues.