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Forensic experts working to identify human remains in Ukraine

Al Jazeera · 13 days ago
Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera
13 days ago

Russia and Ukraine have exchanged the bodies of thousands of soldiers, a rare agreement in a war defined by destruction. But the task of identifying the dead is long, painstaking, and far from over.

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  • Ukraine and Russia exchanged thousands of fallen soldiers' bodies.
  • Identification of remains can take six months to a year, especially with only partial remains. 24s
  • Forensic labs in Kyiv use DNA testing to match remains to families. 40s
  • The International Committee of the Red Cross is supporting identification and exchanges. 52s
  • The scale of losses remains unclear, and the identification process will continue even after the war ends. 1m 21s
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