
ICRC President Mirjana Spoljaric Egger reports that 275,000 people are currently listed as missing due to the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine, with the organization registering approximately 10,000 new cases each month.
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The ICRC is actively involved in tracking missing persons during the Russia-Ukraine conflict. The organization reports a steady increase in new cases monthly.
MOSCOW, September 22. /TASS/. The number of those listed as missing during the Ukraine conflict has reached 275,000, President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Mirjana Spoljaric Egger told the Vedomosti newspaper.
"The number of missing persons during the conflict between Russia and Ukraine has reached 275,000," the newspaper noted.
According to the ICRC president, the organization registers an average of 10,000 new cases per month. "We have made significant progress on humanitarian issues over the past four years. I am glad that we have managed to provide more responses to families searching for their relatives," she added.

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