Russia proposes medals for recovering bodies from war zones

Russia’s defense ministry has proposed a medal for servicemen and civilians who helped to recover bodies from combat zones, the BBC writes.

The draft document, published on Monday in an official database of proposed regulations, suggests awarding the medal for “evacuation of killed servicemen and other individuals in combat conditions with life-threatening risks.”

It also includes a proposal to award the medal for the implementation of innovative technologies helping to evacuate bodies from the front lines and identifying the dead.

Russia, like Ukraine, classifies its combat losses as state secrets.