Ukrainian morgues are overwhelmed with the deceased, and due to a shortage of stretchers, bodies are sorted in bags on the floor, according to The Wall Street Journal.
Nov 07, 2023
According to one of the drivers from the organization "Na Shchiti," which is involved in evacuating bodies from the frontlines, he transported over 1,700 bodies during his volunteer work last spring.
In the morgue, bodies are handed over to pathologists for identification. Sometimes, only a limb remains, and the deceased can only be identified through DNA testing. Pathologists have also started taking photographs of the front teeth of fallen soldiers, explaining that such images help in recognizing individuals because people remember the smiles of their loved ones.
After identification, the bodies are sent to the families for burial. Sometimes there are so many casualties that military chaplains hold mass funerals for a dozen or more soldiers.
