Apr. 15 — As for 2026, over 90,000 people are considered as missing in action in special circumstances, including military and civilians, along with children, said the  Commissioner for Missing Persons in Special Circumstances for Ukrainian media Free Radio.

The Commissioner said that some of these people could be imprisoned.

Among the missing military personnel, there are soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the National Guard of Ukraine, workers of the Ukrainian police, the Security Service, the Ukrainian intelligence, and border guards.

The authorities do not reveal detailed statistics about the number of missing among the Ukrainian military because the Russian army or propaganda could use this information.

“This could damage national security, as well as affect the families of the missing and the morale of the military,” said the Commissioner.

Dozens of DNA laboratories and a special identification center are working in Ukraine to identify killed people, including 22 laboratories in the Ministry of Internal Affairs system, four in the Ministry of Health, and three in the Ministry of Justice.

Also, there are three unprofiled laboratories where workers do such investigations. The government plans to expand the number of laboratories, said the Commissioner.

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