KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Hundreds of Ukrainians marched through the capital on Friday, demanding that the government veto a bill that families of missing soldiers say could lead to their loved ones being prematurely declared dead.
The protesters gathered to oppose Bill No. 13646, which addresses the legal status of missing persons. Participants said that certain provisions of the legislation could allow courts to declare missing Ukrainian military personnel legally dead before their fate has been confirmed.
"Today all the families came out so that the missing are not equated with the dead," said Mariana Yatselenko, 27, who took part in the Kyiv march.
