'Every fallen hero will be found' — Kyiv to speed up identification of fallen Ukrainians, Budanov says
The new interagency group will handle difficult cases as Ukraine reviews forensic bureaus and expands DNA testing for more than 26,000 unidentified remains.
- Ukraine will create an interagency group to speed up the identification of fallen soldiers, Kyrylo Budanov announced.
- More than 26,000 bodies and remains returned to Ukraine through repatriation efforts remain partly unidentified, according to Budanov.
- Authorities plan to review forensic bureaus and expand international DNA-testing capacity.
- Investigators face safety risks and heavy workloads, while some identification cases remain unresolved for years.
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Over 26,000 bodies, remains repatriated to Ukraine, significant portion unidentified – Presidential Office head Budanov
More than 26,000 bodies and remains have been returned to Ukraine as part of repatriation efforts, but a significant portion of them remain unidentified, Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Kyrylo Budanov reported on his Telegram channel on Friday.
The name of every dead defender who gave his life for Ukraine must be identified and named, as pointed out by Kirill Boudanov.
As part of the repatriation measures, more than 26,000 bodies and remains have been returned to Ukraine, but a significant part of them still remains unidentified.
<p>Budanov announced a new algorithm for identifying the deceased - that will change More than 26 thousand bodies and remains have been returned to Ukraine, a significant part remains unidentified. To speed up identification, create interdepartmental group</p>.
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