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The bodies of Ukrainian military men have been found in the debris of the Donetsk airport, the press center for the anti-terrorist operation in Kyiv has reported.

“Their identification will be possible after special tasks are performed,” the report, which was released on May 22, says.

The lifting and transportation of the bodies was supervised by the OSCE The ICRC has begun relevant procedures.

The Ukrainian Armed Forces were represented in the search operation by an official with the Joint Control and Coordination Center, which is permanently located in Donetsk.

The bodies of the Ukrainian military have been brought to the Donetsk morgue and they are expected to be handed over to Ukraine in the nearest future.

The sides generally observed the ceasefire regime as the bodies were retrieved from the debris of the airport.