This was reported to Twitter by Tasnim with reference to the diagnostic center and forensic laboratory of Tehran in Iran.

169 bodies of #UkrainePlaneCrash have been identified at the Forensic Diagnostic Center of #Tehran

- Tasnim News Agency (@Tasnimnews_EN) January 19, 2020

Earlier, the bodies of the Ukrainians killed in the Boeing crash were delivered to Kiev.

It was also reported that experts from the Tehran Province Diagnostic Center and Forensic Laboratory in Iran identified 148 victims of the crash.

Ukrainian Airlines International Airlines Boeing 737 crashed on January 8 shortly after departure from Tehran, killing 176 people.

On January 11, Tehran confirmed that Iran’s air defense system mistakenly shot down an airplane, mistaking it for a cruise missile.