US EditionRussia and Ukraine carry out new exchange of war dead
The exchange returned 1,000 Ukrainian soldiers' bodies to Kyiv and 38 Russian servicemen's remains to Moscow under Istanbul agreements, aiding forensic identification and family closure.
- On January 29, Russia and Ukraine completed a body-exchange, with the Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War saying one thousand bodies were returned to Ukraine and Russian sources reporting 38 returned to Russia.
- Under Istanbul agreements, Russia and Ukraine have regularly exchanged bodies since February 2022, with the most recent prior swap on October 19, 2025.
- Shared images depict the Ukrainian Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War showing hazmat-suited teams and refrigerated trucks, with the Red Cross thanked for assistance.
- As a rare area of cooperation, officials noted the repatriation of 1,000 bodies highlights the heavy human toll of the nearly four-year-old conflict and is the first such exchange this year.
- A photo suggested the handover took place near Chernihiv in northern Ukraine, while the Ukrainian Hydrometeorological Centre warned temperatures may plunge between February 1 and 3 as energy infrastructure strikes left 613 buildings in Kyiv without heating.
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For the first time this year, Russia and Ukraine have handed over mortal remains to their soldiers. Because Putin's troops are advancing so far, there are significantly fewer Russian bodies.
Russia and Ukraine have once again exchanged the bodies of fallen soldiers so they can be buried in their respective countries. Both countries announced this. Russia transferred the bodies of approximately 1,000 Ukrainian soldiers. At the same time, Moscow received the bodies of 38 fallen Russians from Ukraine. Footage on the Telegram channels of the Ukrainian Prisoner Exchange Coordination Center and Kremlin adviser Vladimir Medinsky shows the …
Ukraine and Russia have once again exchanged the remains of soldiers.
Ukraine stated on Friday that it had received more than 1,000 Russian bodies, presented as belonging to the Ukrainian soldiers dead in battle. Moscow, for its part, indicated that it had received 38 Russian soldiers from Kiev and specified that the exchange was part of the agreements signed between the two delegations last year in Istanbul. Read more: Russia's tactical strengthening of 'belico winter' to force Ukraine to capitalisation Depositor…
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