The remains of Ukrainian military and political figure Andriy Melnyk and his wife Sofiia Fedak-Melnyk have been returned to Ukraine through the Slovak border in the Zakarpattia region.
According to an Ukrinform correspondent, the ashes were transported from Luxembourg to the Ukrainian border with Slovakia, where they were met by local veterans, lyceum students, members of the Plast scouting organization, as well as representatives of authorities and clergy.
The remains will now be taken to Kyiv for further ceremonies and reburial.
During the ceremonial reception in Zakarpattia, members of Plast placed soil from Krasne Pole – the site of the historic defense of Carpathian Sich fighters of Carpathian Ukraine – on Melnyk's coffin.
Earlier, on May 19, an official transfer ceremony took place at the Bonaventure Cemetery in Luxembourg, where the remains of Melnyk and his wife were handed over to the Ukrainian side for reburial.
