Ukrainians who are in Europe will be able to submit DNA samples to search for their relatives who have gone missing under special circumstances.
This was reported by the Minister of Internal Affairs Ihor Klymenko on November 17.
Ukraine has already agreed on this with Poland and Germany. Experts will take DNA samples and hand them over to Ukrainian investigators to search for and identify the missing.
The schedule for the collection of biological material for the next two weeks:
- November 28 — Krakow;
- November 30 — Warsaw;
- November 30 — Poznań;
- December 2 — Berlin;
- December 2 — Munich;
- December 3 — Dresden;
- December 4 — Frankfurt am Main;
- December 5 — Dusseldorf.
In order to submit DNA samples, it is necessary to make an appointment at +380 68 791 00 00. The operators will also provide answers to all clarifying questions.
- In September 2023, the government gave the Home Office the power to search for people who went missing under special circumstances (wartime). Previously, this was done by the Ministry of Reintegration.
- As of October, more than 26,000 Ukrainians are considered missing under special circumstances. Of these, 11,000 civilians and 15,000 Ukrainian military personnel are missing. Information about each of them is recorded and entered into the Unified Register of Persons Disappeared Under Special Circumstances.