Over 2,100 bodies remain unidentified in Ukraine - police

Artem Shevchyshen, deputy chief of the main investigative department of the National Police of Ukraine, told this to the Suspilne. Kyiv news channel, according to an Ukrinform correspondent.

"As of today, more than 2,100 bodies remain unidentified in Ukraine. It is impossible to predict how many there will be tomorrow, in a week, in a month. That's why it is already necessary today to do massive DNA profiling, so that it is possible to quickly react and identify every dead person, both our soldiers of the Security and Defense Forces and civilians," he said.

Asked whether online registration for the delivery of DNA samples for Ukrainians abroad will be free of charge, he stated that no expenses would be required from citizens during the collection of biological material in the branches of the state-owned enterprise Dokument.

In early March 2022, about 2,800 bodies remained unidentified due to the lack of comparative DNA material.