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Another repatriation event has taken place, resulting in the return of the bodies (remains) of 77 Ukrainian defenders to the territory under the control of the Ukrainian government. The Coordination Headquarters for POW Affairs announced this on January 26 in a Telegram message.
It is noted that preparations for the repatriation event took a considerable amount of time. The fallen Ukrainian defenders were returned through the collaboration of the Coordination Headquarters for POW Affairs, the United Center at the SBU, the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine (Secretariat of the Commissioner for Persons Missing under Special Circumstances), the Armed Forces of Ukraine (Central Forensic Science Laboratory of the Armed Forces), the State Emergency Service of Ukraine in the Sumy oblast, the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine, and other representatives of the security and defense sector of Ukraine.
Special thanks were expressed for the assistance provided by the International Committee of the Red Cross.
"The Armed Forces of Ukraine will ensure the transportation of repatriated bodies and remains to specific state specialized institutions for handover to law enforcement representatives and forensic experts to establish the identities of the deceased", - the statement said.