Volunteer Effort to Recover War Dead in Ukraine Highlights Human Cost

Oleksii Yukov's mission to retrieve bodies from the battlefield underscores the devastating toll of the ongoing conflict.

Oleksii Yukov, a volunteer leading a team to recover bodies in Ukraine, emphasizes the personal tragedy behind the war's statistics.
The effort involves dangerous missions to retrieve the remains of soldiers, with Yukov himself sustaining serious injuries.
More than half a million people have been killed or seriously injured in two years of war in Ukraine, according to Western intelligence estimates.
The war's human cost is exacerbated by the disparity in manpower between Russia and Ukraine, with Moscow able to sustain higher losses.
Families of the deceased express profound gratitude to Yukov for his efforts to bring closure by returning their loved ones' remains.