{
  "id": 16042476,
  "title": "Ukraine Receives 252 Bodies From Russia, Identification to Follow",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/ukraine-receives-252-bodies-from-russia-identification-to-follow",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-22T12:07:28.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Kyiv Post",
    "slug": "kyiv-post",
    "url": "https://www.kyivpost.com/post/87869"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Ukraine has received the bodies of 252 individuals, claimed by Russia to be Ukrainian servicemen, according to a statement from the Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War on Thursday, Oct. 22. The identification process will involve law enforcement investigators, forensic specialists, and other security and defense institutions. The repatriation process is complex and can take months or years for families to receive definitive information about their missing relatives, as forensic and safety procedures must be followed before identification work can begin.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}