US EditionUkraine Says Russia Returned Nearly 1K Bodies of Fallen Soldiers
- Russia and Ukraine conducted a body exchange returning 909 Ukrainian and 34 Russian fallen soldiers in early May 2025, coordinated by the ICRC.
- This exchange follows a pattern of disproportionate returns amid ongoing conflict, with bodies recovered from multiple frontlines including Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia, Kharkiv, and Sumy regions.
- The swap ratio approaches 27 Ukrainian bodies for every Russian body, marking one of the most uneven exchanges since the full-scale invasion began in February 2022.
- Ukrainian authorities confirmed that this exchange marked the ninth time since October that Russia has returned the remains of more than 500 soldiers, noting that some of the bodies had been kept in Russian morgues for several months before being repatriated.
- These repeated disproportionate exchanges underline the high Ukrainian battlefield casualties and suggest sustained losses amid diplomatic talks to de-escalate the conflict in Istanbul.
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Russia has handed over 909 Ukrainian military bodies killed in the war in Ukraine on Friday, which replaced Moscow by 34 Russian soldiers, Russian and Ukrainian officials announced.
Ukraine Repatriates 909 Fallen Soldiers From Frontlines and Russian Morgues
Ukraine has carried out another repatriation operation, returning the bodies of 909 fallen service members, the Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War announced on May 16. Among the deceased are soldiers who fought in the Kurakhove, Pokrovsk, Bakhmut, Vuhledar, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia, Sumy, and Kharkiv directions. The remains also include those recovered from morgues on Russian territory. Law enforcement investigators and…
Ukraine brings back bodies of 909 fallen soldiers
Ukraine has repatriated the bodies of 909 soldiers who died fighting against Russia, the Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of the Prisoners of War reported on May 16.The bodies of soldiers were recovered from Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia, Sumy, and Kharkiv oblasts as well as from morgues in Russia."Law enforcement officials together with expert institutions of the Interior Ministry will identify the victims as soon as possible," the …
Ukraine has carried out another repatriation operation, returning the bodies of 909 fallen defenders. Among them are servicemen who died in the Kharkiv direction. This was reported on May 16 by the Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War. It is noted that among the fallen fighters are those who fought in the Kurakhiv, Pokrovsky, Bakhmut, Vugledarsky, Luhansk, Zaporizhia, Sumy and Kharkiv directions. Bodies were also retur…
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