Law enforcement officials were unable to establish the identities of the dead Ukrainians due to a lack of comparative DNA material.
So far, criminologists, along with experts from the GNDEKC, have identified approximately three thousand Ukrainians killed by the Russian invaders. Another 2,800 bodies remain unidentified due to a lack of comparative DNA material. This was announced on Monday, March 6, by the Communications Department of the National Police of Ukraine.
According to the Deputy Chairman of the National Police of Ukraine – Head of the Main Investigation Department Maxim Tsutskiridze, forensic specialists use mobile DNA laboratories to identify dead Ukrainians.
“The mobile laboratories, which we received thanks to international partners, allow us to quickly select DNA from the deceased and his relatives. Such laboratories were used to identify bodies after rocket attack on a shopping center in Kremenchug, in the center of Vinnitsa, during a helicopter crash near Kiev,” he said. He.
He noted that usually two mobile DNA laboratories work at the scene at the same time, one taking DNA from the dead, the other from their blood relatives. Subsequently, in a few minutes, the available material is compared and, in the case of a match, the identity is established.
“Today, eight mobile laboratories operate in the National Police. But we plan to provide each region with such equipment, which will significantly improve the efficiency of forensic investigators. Therefore, we are negotiating with the US Embassy to purchase the this,” the Deputy Head of the National Police of Ukraine emphasized.
The so-called DNA base is also being developed in the country.
“Nearly 16,000 relatives of the dead or missing passed the DNA. At the same time, profiles are selected during the return of the bodies of our defenders. This information is stored in expert institutions of the Ministry of Internal Affairs,” he explained.
The Deputy Head of the National Police said that to speed up this work, a hotline was created in the National Police and as of April 2022, the police have processed almost 20,000 related to missing persons and identity issues.
After the Russian missile attack on a residential building in Dnipro on January 14, the bodies of eight dead have not been identified.
Three modern DNA laboratories were given by the American public figure and businessman Howard Buffett to the investigators of the Main Directorate of the National Police in the Kharkiv region.
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Source: korrespondent
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