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Unidentified speaker recounts burial after son was identified by DNA following bus fire

February 08, 2026 | Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, Independent Federal Agency, Executive, Federal


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Unidentified speaker recounts burial after son was identified by DNA following bus fire
An unidentified speaker in the recorded remarks said officials told her her son had died and been identified by DNA after a bus fire, and that she buried him and visited the cemetery repeatedly while she grieved.

The speaker said, in Ukrainian, “Я вам сумну звістку даю, ваш син загинув по ДНК” ("I give you the sad news: your son died, identified by DNA"), and described being told at the time to take calming medication because of the stress. She also said relatives or officials warned the carcass identification could be mistaken because of shared surnames, and that someone named “Горбачов” suggested it might not be her son because she had not seen him directly.

According to the speaker, she laid her son in a coffin and visited his grave about "2-3 рази на тиждень" ("2–3 times per week") until she was able to recover strength. The transcript records no identifying names for the speaker or any formal proceedings, and it does not cite any official agency or document that confirms the circumstances described.

The remarks are first-person testimony recorded in Ukrainian and do not include formal actions, statutory citations, or named officials in the provided excerpt. The transcript contains no follow-up statements from authorities in the captured segments.

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