Bodies of 17 more fallen defenders returned to Ukraine

Bodies of 17 more fallen defenders returned to Ukraine

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The bodies of 17 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 17 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, Ukraine returned the bodies of 25 fallen defenders on July 26.

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