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Kremlin says it has been ready to hand over bodies of Ukrainian war dead for 'several days'
- On June 2, 2025, Russia and Ukraine reached an agreement in Istanbul to return the remains of military personnel who died during the conflict and to carry out a prisoner of war exchange.
- Russia prepared refrigerated trucks with 1,212 bodies and arrived at the agreed exchange point on Saturday, but Ukraine was absent to receive them while discussions continued.
- A spokesperson for the Kremlin indicated that Russia is prepared to transfer the remains and continue negotiations, although the exact timing of the exchange has yet to be determined.
- Volodymyr Zelenskiy, the leader of Ukraine, criticized Moscow for allegedly engaging in manipulative political and informational tactics regarding the exchanges amid the ongoing conflict.
- The stalled handover highlights continuing coordination challenges but suggests future exchanges may proceed once both sides finalize details and confirm numbers exchanged.
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Russia ready to transfer bodies of fallen Ukrainian soldiers: Kremlin
Moscow: Russia is ready to hand over the bodies of fallen Ukrainian soldiers, and has been waiting for the Ukrainian side for several days at the border, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Tuesday. Peskov said he hoped that the bodies of fallen Russian soldiers would also be transferred in the near future. “There is no final understanding, contact is being made, numbers are being compared,” he said, noting that as soon as there is an unders…
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The Star Kuala LumpurKremlin says it has been ready to hand over bodies of Ukrainian war dead for 'several days'
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia has been ready to start handing over the corpses of Ukraine's war dead for several days with refrigerated trucks containing the first bodies parked near the border, but Kyiv is still discussing the details, the Kremlin…
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