Ukraine says repatriation of war dead over after 1,245 more bodies received from Russia
- On June 16, Ukraine received 1,245 bodies of fallen soldiers from Russia as part of a repatriation agreement reached in Istanbul.
- This exchange followed the June 2 Istanbul talks, where both sides agreed on large-scale prisoner and body swaps amid ongoing conflict without a ceasefire.
- Ukrainian officials reported receiving a total of 6,057 bodies under the deal, while Russia announced readiness to hand over another 2,239 bodies.
- Defence Minister Rustem Umerov highlighted that the process of returning the remains of deceased soldiers is approaching its conclusion, stressing the importance of recognizing each individual by name.
- The repatriation marks a major humanitarian effort, but prisoner exchanges continue and both sides remain far apart on ending the war.
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For the past week, more than 6,000 Ukrainian bodies have been handed over to Kyiv. In the absence of a ceasefire, the two countries had agreed at the beginning of June on the exchange of military personnel.
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Russia transfers bodies of over 6,000 soldiers to Ukraine
Moscow: Russia has transferred the bodies of 6,060 fallen soldiers to Ukraine, Russian Presidential Aide Vladimir Medinsky said on Monday. Russia agreed to return the bodies of 6,000 fallen Ukrainian soldiers after Russia-Ukraine talks held in Istanbul on June 2. According to Medinsky, Russia has received the bodies of 78 Russian soldiers from the Ukrainian side, Xinhua news agency reported. “Prisoner exchanges continue. Arrangements have also b…
Ukraine says repatriation of war dead over after 1,245 more bodies received from Russia
Ukraine received another 1,245 bodies of its soldiers killed in the war with Russia on Monday in the final stage of the repatriation of remains agreed at talks in Istanbul, Ukrainian officials said.
Ukraine announced on Monday that it had received 1245 remains of people killed in the war between the two countries from Russia.
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