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News24 | Russia Returns 1 000 Ukrainian Soldier Bodies in Major Exchange
The exchange follows earlier agreements in Istanbul and includes 1,000 Ukrainian bodies returned by Russia, with Kyiv receiving 19 Russian bodies in return, officials said.
- Returning 1,000 bodies, Ukraine's Coordination Headquarters said, includes those killed in Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia, Luhansk, and Kursk regions on Aug. 19.
- Following a June 2 accord in Istanbul, the exchange was implemented, with Ukraine's Coordination Headquarters saying the deal involved repatriation of around 6,000 bodies.
- Investigations by law enforcement investigators, military experts, and forensic experts will examine the bodies, including five who died in Russian captivity, for identification.
- Receiving 19 bodies, Moscow continued reciprocal exchanges, marking the second 1,000-for-19 swap since July 17,
- Despite hostilities, prisoner swaps and repatriations remain one of the few cooperation measures since the February 2022 invasion, with Ukraine securing over 5,000 releases since March 2022.
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The specific exchanges have been agreed upon in direct Russian-Ukrainian negotiations in Istanbul.
The repatriation of soldiers' bodies and the exchange of prisoners of war is one of the few areas of cooperation between Kiev and Moscow.
Ukraine and Russia exchange the bodies of fallen soldiers. Moscow itself makes this act a power play.
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