Russia has handed over to Ukraine its dead military during the latest repatriations - the Ministry of Internal Affairs

Russia deliberately complicates the identification and returns the defenders in a mutilated state, as well as mixes the bodies of Ukrainians with the bodies of the Russians, said the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs Igor Klimenko. "During the latest repatriations, the bodies of the Russian military-mixed with the bodies of Ukrainians. Unfortunately, this is a fact.

It could be done by the Russians intentionally to increase the number of bodies transferred and download the work of our experts, supplementing all this with cynical information pressure. Igor Klimenko added that the return of the bodies of the dead is one of the most difficult but essential missions. After each repatriation, a painstaking work begins: opening, careful inspection of the investigator, conducting DNA expertise, checking each detail. "This process is so complex and long.

According to him, experts work on the verge of possible. Each examination is carried out carefully and more than once. The experts are prepared, the laboratories are equipped, the processes are worked out, and the biggest challenge is time. "We understand the pain and expectations of families. We accelerate the process of identification. And with every major repatriation, it becomes more difficult, and perhaps this is the purpose of Russia. We have no right to mistake. For us it is not statistics.

These are people, and each of them deserves a decent attitude," Igor Klimenko stressed. We will remind, on June 14 Ukraine returned 1,200 bodies, which, according to the Russian Federation, belong to Ukrainian citizens, in particular the servicemen of the defense forces, according to the coordination headquarters. The exchange of bodies of the dead was with the assistance of the International Red Cross (ICCH).