US EditionSomber Exchange: Ukraine and Russia Swap Bodies of Fallen Soldiers | Science-Environment
- Vladimir Medinsky said Friday that Russia and Ukraine exchanged the bodies of 1,029 soldiers, with Russia returning 1,003 Ukrainian bodies and receiving 26 Russian remains, accompanied by Coordination Headquarters imagery showing Red Cross workers.
- During the 2025 Istanbul talks, Moscow and Kyiv agreed to exchange the bodies of 6,000 soldiers each, marking one of the few cooperation areas since the February 2022 invasion with returns rising after early 2025 talks.
- Images published by the Coordination Headquarters depict people in white hazmat suits around refrigerated trucks, while the International Committee of the Red Cross helped repatriation and Ukrainian law enforcement and Interior Ministry units will identify the bodies.
- The repatriations allow Ukrainian law enforcement investigators to examine and identify bodies, while as of November, Ukraine had received at least 15,000 repatriated bodies from Russia, the Coordination Headquarters said.
- Since early 2025, returns have increased with the first repatriation under the Istanbul agreements in June, Medinsky said, as the U.S. pushes ongoing peace talks.
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The Ukrainian Centre for Prisoners of War said Ukraine received 1,003 Ukrainian troops, while Moscow reported that it had received the deaths of 26 Russian soldiers.
Once again, the bodies of soldiers killed in the Ukraine war are returned to their homeland. Kiev is getting more dead than Russia.
Russian negotiator Vladimir Medinsky announced on Friday that Russia had handed over 1,000 bodies of its killed soldiers to Ukraine. Ukraine, he said, had handed over the remains of 26 Russian soldiers to Russia. Kiev confirmed that it had received the bodies.
Somber Exchange: Ukraine and Russia Swap Bodies of Fallen Soldiers | Science-Environment
Somber Exchange: Ukraine and Russia Swap Bodies of Fallen Soldiers In a somber development, Ukraine and Russia have conducted yet another exchange of the bodies of soldiers who perished in the ongoing conflict. The exchange was confirmed by officials from both countries on Friday.Russia's Kremlin aide, Vladimir Medinsky, stated that Russia had handed over a total of 1,000 Ukrainian servicemen's remains to Ukraine, while receiving the bodies of 2…
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