In Zaporizhzhia Oblast, another operation took place to transfer the bodies of fallen servicemen — Ukraine returned the bodies of 35 of its defenders.
This was reported on Tuesday, June 21, by the Ministry of Reintegration of the Temporarily Occupied Territories.
The operation was carried out in cooperation with the Ministry of Reintegration, the Security Service of Ukraine, the General Staff and intelligence. The process of returning the bodies of the dead Ukrainian soldiers continues.
- On June 12, Ukraine returned the bodies of 220 Azovstal defenders, a third of whom are Azov regiment members. Prior to that, the bodies of almost 400 defenders of Mariupol were returned.
- On June 14, Ukraine seized 64 more bodies of Azovstal defenders.