US EditionRussia Sending Bodies of Ukrainian Soldiers to the Border, General Says
- On June 9, Russia reported sending an initial shipment of 1,212 fallen Ukrainian troops to a designated exchange location near the Belarusian border.
- Earlier this week, during negotiations held in Istanbul, both parties agreed to the handover of over 6,000 fallen soldiers' remains, which this delivery followed.
- Russia alleged that Ukraine delayed a planned prisoner swap and had not confirmed the receipt of soldiers' bodies, claims that Ukraine has strongly rejected.
- Lieutenant General Alexander Zorin stated that repatriation trains carrying bodies will continue to move and Russia awaits Kyiv’s official confirmation next week.
- The exchange marks the largest since the three-year war began, but escalating military actions cast doubt on future peace talks.
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Russia Plans to Send More Ukrainian Soldiers' Bodies to Border
Get latest articles and stories on World at LatestLY. Russia has announced that it will soon send trains carrying the bodies of Ukrainian soldiers, which were due to depart toward the Ukrainian border, escalating a spat with Kyiv over a prisoner of war swap. World News | Russia Plans to Send More Ukrainian Soldiers' Bodies to Border.
Russia Returns More than a Thousand Corpses of Ukrainian Soldiers, Another 4,000 Waiting in Freezers
After days of delays and cross accusations, Russia has begun this Sunday to send bodies of Ukrainian soldiers to the border to be returned to their families...
Lieutenant General Alexander Zorin stressed that there are indications that the delivery of the bodies will be postponed until next week.
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