The slow identification of Ukrainian soldiers killed at the front and returned by Russia
- Posted on February 14, 2026
- By Le Monde
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The slow identification of Ukrainian soldiers killed at the front and returned by Russia

In Odesa, at one of Ukraine's forensic centers equipped for DNA identification, 2,300 bodies – handed over by the Russians under an agreement struck in June 2025 – wait inside refrigerated railway cars to be identified.