As a result of the repatriation measures, the bodies of 250 fallen defenders were returned to Ukraine, according to the Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War (POWs).

"According to the results of repatriation measures, the bodies of 250 fallen Defenders were returned to Ukraine. The bodies of the dead Defenders from Luhansk, Bakhmut, Maryinka, Avdiyivka, Kherson, Zaporizhia directions, as well as from Mariupol, Horlivka and from morgues on the territory of the aggressor state were returned to their native land," the Coordinating HQ said on the Telegram channel on Friday.

The repatriation of the bodies took place with the assistance of the Coordinating Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War, the Ministry of Reintegration, the Commissioner for Missing Persons in cooperation with the Joint Center at the SBU, the Central Military Service of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, other law enforcement agencies, departments and international organizations.

It is noted that the transfer of the bodies of the dead military is carried out in accordance with the norms of the Geneva Conventions.

The repatriated bodies and remains will be transported to certain state institutions. Law enforcement officials and forensic experts will identify the victims. After identification, the defenders' bodies will be handed over to their families for a decent burial.