Ukraine has recovered the bodies of 757 fallen soldiers through repatriation efforts, the Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War reported on Jan. 24.
Of the bodies returned to Ukraine, the highest number — 451 — were from the Donetsk area, according to the Coordination Headquarters.
The breakdown also includes:
- 71 from the Bakhmut area,
- 51 from the Vuhledar area,
- 13 from the Luhansk area,
- 137 from the Zaporizhzhya area,
- 34 from morgues in Russia.
The fallen soldiers will be transported to state-designated institutions, where law enforcement investigators will work to identify them.
The last return of remains occurred on Dec. 20, 2024, when 503 bodies were repatriated, including more than 400 from the Donetsk area.