Ukraine Receives 252 Bodies in Swap with Russia
Ukraine said investigators will identify the remains after Russia returned 252 bodies and received 25 Russian soldiers in exchange.
- On Thursday, Russia and Ukraine exchanged the remains of 277 soldiers killed in the war at the Novaya Guta border crossing in Belarus.
- State Duma lawmaker Shamsail Saraliyev confirmed Russia returned 252 bodies to Ukraine and received 25 fallen Russian soldiers in return, continuing a pattern of periodic exchanges.
- The Coordination Headquarters expressed gratitude to the International Committee of the Red Cross for assistance, stating that "Investigators... will carry out all necessary measures to identify the repatriated remains."
- This exchange follows U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff concluding talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Petersburg on Wednesday to discuss renewing stalled peace negotiations.
- The Kremlin said Putin agreed to resume U.S.-mediated talks as early as next month, aiming to restart negotiations that have remained stalled since February.
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Russia and Ukraine have exchanged the bodies of a total of 277 servicemen killed in an operation at the Novaya Ghuta border crossing between Belarus and Ukraine. The Ukrainian agency responsible for the exchange said it had received 252 bodies, which the Russian side said were those of Ukrainian servicemen. Their identities are yet to be established. According to Moscow, Russia has received back 25 bodies of its servicemen. The operation was ass…
Russia delivered to Ukraine on Thursday the bodies of 252 soldiers killed in combat, while Kiev returned 25 corpses of Russian soldiers, in a new exchange conducted on the border between the two countries and Belarus. According to the Belarusian agency Belta, the exchange was confirmed to the Russian media RBC by Russian deputy Shamsail ... Continue reading "Russia and Ukraine make exchange of corpses: Moscow delivers 252 bodies and Kiev returns…
Ukraine has received 252 bodies of deceased persons, which the Russian side claims belong to members of the Ukrainian army. Their return was carried out within the framework of repatriation measures, the Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War announced. The Ukrainian authorities announce that the bodies will undergo all necessary examinations by law enforcement agencies and expert institutions of the Ministry of Internal…
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