In a soldier cemetery in Kyiv, many crosses say "Unknown Defender of Ukraine." They also have an ID number.
在基輔的軍人公墓裡,很多十字架上寫著「烏克蘭無名捍衛者」和身份編號。
One grave later had a photo on it.
其中一個墳墓後來貼上照片。
The photo showed soldier Ihor Yalynych. He went missing in 2022.
照片確認是2022年失蹤的士兵伊霍爾·亞利尼奇。
His children Stanislav and Oleksandra searched for four years.
他的孩子斯坦尼斯拉夫與奧列克桑德拉找了四年。
They finally found their father.
他們終於找到父親。
Identifying the dead is a job that lasts many years.
辨認死者是一項持續多年的工作。
This is also one of the longest pains of the war.
這也是戰爭中最久的傷痛之一。
At the start of the war, bodies were kept in cold storage.
戰爭初期,屍體放在冷藏庫裡。
The national military cemetery was not built yet.
國家軍人公墓還沒有建好。
Now more than 300 unknown soldiers lie under numbered crosses.
現在超過三百名無名士兵躺在有編號的十字架下。
New graves are still being dug.
新的墓穴還在挖。
Ihor Yalynych died in battle in eastern Ukraine in April 2022.
伊霍爾·亞利尼奇在2022年4月於烏克蘭東部戰死。
He started being a soldier in 2015.
他從2015年開始當兵。
When the full invasion came, he was in the east.
全面入侵時,他駐紮在東部。
After his second mission, he went missing.
第二次任務後他失蹤了。
His son saw a photo of his father shot dead on a Russian Telegram channel.
兒子在俄羅斯Telegram頻道上看到父親被槍殺的照片。
The body was found only after the area was taken back in September 2022.
遺體直到2022年9月區域收復後才找回。
The family went through four years of paperwork and DNA tests.
家屬經歷了四年官僚程序和DNA檢測。
Ukraine's minister for veterans says the state keeps the flag of unknown soldiers. It stays until they are identified.
烏克蘭退伍軍人事務部部長說,無名士兵的國旗由國家保存,直到身份確認。
Now about half of the military units have given DNA samples.
現在大約一半的部隊已經提供DNA樣本。
But many relatives cannot match. They are in occupied areas or out of contact.
但很多親屬因為在佔領區或失聯,無法比對。
Forensic doctors say they have registered over 40,000 samples. These are from unidentified bodies since the invasion.
法醫說,自入侵以來已經登記超過4萬份身份不明屍體樣本。
The identification work will not end with the war.
鑑識工作不會隨著戰事結束。
For families, identification is not just about feeling complete.
對家屬來說,身份確認不只是心靈圓滿。
It also affects inheritance and compensation.
它也影響繼承和補償。
Stanislav says that after his father's photo was put on the tombstone, strangers often stop. They look.
斯坦尼斯拉夫說,父親的照片貼上墓碑後,常有陌生人停下來看。
This means the sacrifice is not in vain.
這意味著犧牲不是白費的。