Russia and Ukraine Exchange 1K Bodies of Soldiers
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Russia and Ukraine Exchange 1K Bodies of Soldiers
Russia and Ukraine exchanged the bodies of more than 1,000 of their soldiers killed in the war. Officials from both countries confirmed the exchange. The repatriation of fallen soldiers and the exchange of prisoners of war are one of the few areas of cooperation between the warring sides.
Russia returned the bodies of 1,000 Ukrainian soldiers while receiving the bodies of 24 Russian soldiers in exchange, lower-house State Duma lawmaker Shamsail Saraliyev told the RBC news website.
Ukraine’s Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War confirmed the exchange, saying it would work to identify the bodies it received.
Neither Saraliyev nor Ukraine’s POW agency indicated whether the swap was carried out as part of agreements reached during Russian-Ukrainian peace talks held in Istanbul earlier this summer.
Moscow and Kyiv agreed during those talks in June to a large-scale prisoner swap and to exchange the bodies of thousands of soldiers. The sides, however, failed to reach a ceasefire deal.
Russia and Ukraine already carried out two body exchanges in August and July.
The repatriation of fallen soldiers and the exchange of prisoners of war have been one of the few areas of cooperation between the warring sides since Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022.
Kyiv says Russia returned 1,000 bodies to Ukraine-UPDATED
Russia and Ukraine have exchanged the bodies of fallen soldiers, official says. The bodies of 24 Russian soldiers were also handed over to the Russian side. The repatriation of soldiers’ bodies and the exchange of POWs are some of the only areas of cooperation between Ukraine and Russia.
“Repatriation measures took place today. 1,000 bodies, which according to the Russian side belong to Ukrainian servicemen, have been returned to Ukraine,” Ukraine’s Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War said on Telegram.
Ukraine returned the bodies of 24 Russian soldiers in exchange, said another government body that provides information on Russian prisoners of war and missing Russian soldiers.
The repatriation of soldiers’ bodies and the exchange of POWs are some of the only areas of cooperation between Ukraine and Russia amid the war.
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Russia and Ukraine have exchanged the bodies of fallen soldiers, Shamsail Saraliev, a member of the State Duma of Russia and a representative of the parliamentary coordination group for military operations, told RBK, APA’s Moscow bureau reports.
He noted that the bodies of 24 soldiers have been handed over to the Russian side.
Source: https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2025/09/18/russia-and-ukraine-exchange-1k-bodies-of-soldiers-a90564