On May 16, Ukraine received the remains of 909 fallen heroes.

Source: Coordination Center for the Treatment of Prisoners of War

Details: Among the returned defenders, those who fell were from: Kurakhiv, Pokrovsk, Bakhmut, Vuhledar, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia, Sumy, and Kharkiv regions.

Additionally, bodies were retrieved from morgues within the Russian Federation.

Quote: "Investigative authorities, in collaboration with MIA experts, will promptly identify the deceased".