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Temporarily unidentified: Ukraine’s troubled search for missing persons

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Author
Hromadske International
Publication Year
2019
Region
Europe and Central Asia
Thematic Area
Families / Forensics
Topic
Burial Site / Mass Grave / Combatant / Family Needs / Identification / Management of the Dead / Recovery of remains / Excavation / Exhumation
Access
Open access

Ukraine adopted legislation in 2018 to make the search for soldiers and civilians who disappeared during the conflict easier - but bureaucratic failings have meant that the missing persons commission has not even started working yet.

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