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Ukraine buries unidentified soldiers, families wait for identification.

Ukraine buries unidentified soldiers, families wait for identification.

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July 16th, 2026

Ukraine buries unidentified soldiers, families wait for identification.

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Rows of crosses stand in the military cemetery in Kyiv.

キーウの軍人墓地には十字架が並んでいる。

They say "Unknown Defender of Ukraine."

そこには「ウクライナの無名の防衛者」と書かれている

Soldiers whose identities are unknown are buried there, and families wait for confirmation.

身元がわからない兵士が埋葬されており家族は確認を待っている

A photo was later placed on Ihor Yalynych's grave.

イホル・ヤリニチのには後から写真が貼られた。

He died in battle in 2022, and it took his family four years to find his body.

彼は2022年に戦死し家族が遺体を見つけるのに4年かかった。

Identifying bodies is one of the long-lasting wounds of war.

身元確認戦争長い傷の一つだ。

The cemetery was finished in January 2025, and now more than 300 unknown soldiers rest there.

墓地2025年1月完成し、300人以上無名兵士眠っている

Ihor's body was recovered from the occupied area in September 2022.

イホル遺体2022年9月占領地域から回収された

But DNA tests and other procedures took a long time.

しかしDNA検査など時間がかかった。

The family claims that the police lost files, which caused the delay.

家族警察ファイルなくしたため遅れたと主張している。

About half of the Ukrainian military has provided DNA samples.

ウクライナ軍の約半数DNAサンプルを提供している

More than 40,000 samples have been registered from unidentified bodies.

身元不明遺体から4万以上のサンプルが登録された

They are now checking these against 170,000 samples from relatives.

そして17万の親族サンプルと照合中だ

Forensic experts process 15 to 20 bodies each day.

法医学者1日15~20体を処理している

The workload has increased to five times the normal level.

業務量平時の5倍に増えた

For families, identification is not just a closure.

家族にとって身元確認区切りだけではない

It is also a condition for inheritance and compensation.

相続補償の条件でもある

Stanislav Yarinich felt his father's sacrifice was not in vain from a photo of the grave.

スタニスラフ・ヤリニチ墓の写真父親の犠牲無駄でないと感じた

He says that strangers stopping means the memory lives on.

見知らぬ人立ち止まること記憶生き続けることを意味するという

July 16th, 2026

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