Ahead of the two-year anniversary of Russia's military invasion of Ukraine, the ICRC (International Committee of the Red Cross) has announced that since the invasion, approximately 23,000 people, including those killed and others, are missing on both the Ukrainian and Russian sides. It was revealed that it would rise to humans.
The ICRC, which has a neutral position under international humanitarian law, has received inquiries from families of both sides about missing soldiers and civilians since Russia's military invasion of Ukraine, and has been working to seek information from the governments of the other side. .
Mr. Buyashanin, the head of the department responsible for this activity, held a press conference on the 20th in Switzerland, where the headquarters is located, and revealed that while approximately 8,000 people have been identified so far, the whereabouts of approximately 23,000 people remain unknown. I made it.
It is possible that the missing persons were killed or taken prisoner, but the nationalities of the missing persons have not been disclosed.
``Many families still do not know what happened to their loved ones, and we will do our best,'' Buyashanin said at the press conference, indicating that he would continue to investigate.