Germany provides €7.6M to search for Ukrainians gone missing during war

Germany provides €7.6M to search for Ukrainians gone missing during war

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Germany allocates €7.6 million to the International Commission on Missing Persons to search for Ukrainians who have gone missing amid Russia’s invasion.

"German support in the investigation into war crimes: Germany allocates €7.6 million to the International Commission on Missing Persons’ project to help Ukraine find persons who have gone missing amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Training of Ukrainian forensic experts and investigators is also planned," the Embassy of Germany in Ukraine posted on Twitter.

According to Oleh Kotenko, Commissioner on Persons Gone Missing under Special Circumstances, a special hotline has received more than 30,000 calls since May. More than 4,300 people were wanted as of the end of September.

Photo: @GermanyinUA

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