DNA identification

Named at last — how Ukraine gives fallen heroes back their names

Hundreds of unnamed Ukrainian soldiers returned from Russia are being identified — fingerprints, dental records and DNA restore names to grieving families, NV wrote in its exclusive material.

28 October 2025, 11:03 AM

Klymenko: Russia returns own soldiers’ bodies with Ukrainians’

Russia has returned the bodies of its own soldiers along with those of fallen Ukrainian servicemembers during recent repatriations, Ukrainian Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko said on June 16.

16 June 2025, 06:25 PM

Ukraine returns body of journalist Victoria Roshchyna, tortured in Russian captivity

The body of Ukrainian journalist Victoria Roshchyna, who died after enduring torture in Russian captivity, was returned to Ukraine in late February, Deputy Interior Minister Leonid Tymchenko confirmed in an interview with Censor.net on April 24.

24 April 2025, 07:09 PM

Ukrainians abroad continue DNA testing to find missing relatives due to Russian war

Ukrainians living abroad will still be able to participate in DNA testing to help locate missing family members.

1 July 2024, 03:36 PM

Bodies incinerated in intense fire, says Prosecutor's Office

Almost nothing was left of some bodies due to a very strong fire, said Dmytro Chubenko, spokesperson for the Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor's Office, on Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty on May 27, commenting on the Russian attack on the Epicenter mall in Kharkiv.

27 May 2024, 01:35 PM

8-year-old boy gives DNA sample to find missing father after Kharkiv mall attack

The police posted a photo showing an 8-year-old boy giving a DNA sample to identify his father, who went missing after the Russian attack on the Epicenter in Kharkiv, Head of Regional Police Investigation Serhiy Bolvinov reported on Facebook on May 26.

26 May 2024, 06:35 PM

Ukrainian and Hungarian police collaborate on DNA identification in Uzhhorod meeting - National Police

The police of Ukraine and Hungary have agreed to cooperate in conducting DNA research to identify people killed as a result of Russian aggression, the Ukrainian National Police reported on its website on March 26.

26 March 2024, 07:16 PM

DNA identification