# Source: Ukraine plans to legalize disposal of missing soldiers’ bodies as surgical waste

https://mins.news/en/item/26535

- TASS, 2026-08-19 18:23 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/defense/2175311

> A Russian security source told TASS that Ukraine is considering legislation allowing thousands of bodies of soldiers listed as missing to be disposed of as surgical waste. The source said overcrowded morgues holding unidentified remains are partly driving the proposal, which would also allow unclaimed bodies or body parts to be used in medical training before burial as surgical waste.