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Ukraine announced on Thursday that it had received 1,000 bodies from Russia, which Moscow said belonged to Ukrainian soldiers killed fighting the Kremlin’s army.
Kyiv’s Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War said the repatriation was part of ongoing cooperation between the two countries in returning the remains of fallen soldiers.
“Today, repatriation measures took place, under which 1,000 bodies of the deceased, which the Russian side claims belong to Ukrainian defenders, were returned to Ukraine.”
Kremlin aide Vladimir Medinsky confirmed the exchange on Telegram, adding that Russia had received the remains of 38 Russian soldiers in return.
Medinsky said the transfer was carried out under agreements reached by Ukrainian and Russian delegations in Istanbul last year.
The conflict, which began with Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, has left tens of thousands of soldiers dead on both sides, though casualty figures are rarely published by either government.
