As a result of repatriation activities, the bodies of 99 fallen defenders were returned to Ukraine, the Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War has said.

"In particular, it became possible to repatriate 77 bodies of defenders who fought in the Donetsk axis, 20 fallen soldiers from the Zaporizhia axis, and two defenders from the Kharkiv axis," it said on the Telegram channel on Friday.

The fallen were returned due to the cooperation of the Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War with the Joint Center of the Security Service of Ukraine, the Interior Ministry of Ukraine, the Secretariat of the Commissioner for Persons Missing in Special Circumstances, the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the Main Directorate of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine, and other security and defense agencies of Ukraine.

"Special thanks for the assistance to the International Committee of the Red Cross," Coordination HQ said.

The Ukrainian Armed Forces will transport the repatriated bodies and remains to designated government facilities. Law enforcement officials and forensic experts will identify the deceased.

After identification, the bodies of our defenders will be handed over to their families for a dignified burial.