Ukraine buries unknown soldiers, families wait to confirm identities.
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July 16th, 2026
Ukraine buries unknown soldiers, families wait to confirm identities.
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In a military cemetery in Kyiv, many crosses have the words 'Unknown Defender of Ukraine'. They also have an ID number.
在基輔的軍人公墓裡，許多十字架上刻著「烏克蘭無名捍衛者」和身份編號。
One grave later had a photo added. It was confirmed to be soldier Ihor Yalynych, who went missing in 2022.
其中一座墳墓後來貼上照片，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 and finally found their father.
他的子女斯坦尼斯拉夫與奧列克桑德拉經過四年搜尋，終於找到父親。
Identifying the dead is a job that lasts for years. It is also one of the longest-lasting pains of war.
辨識死者是一項持續多年的工作，也是戰爭中最持久的傷痛之一。
At the start of the war, bodies were kept in cold storage. The national military cemetery was not finished yet.
戰爭初期，屍體存放在冷藏庫，國家軍人公墓尚未完工。
Now more than 300 unknown soldiers lie under numbered crosses. New graves are still being dug.
如今超過三百名無名士兵長眠於編號十字架下，新墓穴仍在挖掘。
Ihor Yalynych died in eastern Ukraine in April 2022.
伊霍爾·亞利尼奇於2022年4月在烏克蘭東部陣亡。
He joined the army in 2015 and was stationed in the east during the full-scale invasion.
他自2015年從軍，全面入侵時駐紮東部。
He went missing after his second mission. His son saw a photo of his father being shot on a Russian Telegram channel.
第二次任務後失蹤，兒子在俄羅斯Telegram頻道上看到父親被槍殺的照片。
His body was not found until the area was retaken in September 2022. The family went through four years of bureaucracy and DNA tests.
遺體直到2022年9月區域收復後才尋回，家屬經歷四年官僚程序與DNA檢測。
The Minister of Veterans Affairs of Ukraine said the state keeps the flag of unknown soldiers. Their identity is confirmed.
烏克蘭退伍軍人事務部部長表示，無名士兵的國旗由國家保存，直到身份確認。
About half of the units have given DNA samples. But many relatives cannot be matched because they are in occupied areas or out of contact.
目前約半數部隊已提供DNA樣本，但許多親屬因身處佔領區或失聯而無法比對。
Forensic experts say they have registered over 40,000 samples of unidentified bodies since the invasion. The identification work will not stop when the war ends.
法醫表示，自入侵以來已登記超過4萬份身份不明屍體樣本，鑑識工作不會隨戰事終止。
For families, confirming identity is not only about emotional closure but also affects inheritance and compensation.
對家屬而言，身份確認不僅是心靈圓滿，也影響繼承與補償。
Stanislav says strangers often stop at his father's grave after his photo is placed on the tombstone. This means the sacrifice was not in vain.
斯坦尼斯拉夫說，父親的照片貼上墓碑後，常有陌生人駐足，這意味著犧牲並非徒然。
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