Mass grave from Homeland War discovered near Komarevo

The Croatian Ministry of Croatian Veterans has discovered a primary mass grave near Komarevo in the Sisak-Moslavina County. The discovery was made during extensive investigations in the Banovina region, an area heavily linked to the search for individuals missing or killed during the Homeland War.

Preliminary findings from the Directorate for Detained and Missing Persons indicate that the remains of one individual found at the site date back to the Homeland War. Following exhumation, the remains will be transported to the Institute for Forensic Medicine, Criminalistics and Toxicology at the University of Zagreb for DNA analysis.

Croatia continues to search for 1,725 persons missing or killed during the Homeland War whose burial sites remain unknown. Over the last decade, 343 individuals have been identified through these ongoing efforts. Field research remains active in the Banovina and Danube regions, where the highest concentration of missing persons and discovered graves are located.