US EditionRussia and Ukraine exchange more than 1,000 soldiers' bodies
The exchange follows 2025 Istanbul agreements and involves coordinated efforts by Ukraine’s security and medical institutions to identify the returned remains.
- On Thursday, Russia handed over the remains of 1,000 Ukrainian soldiers to Kyiv while Ukraine returned 35 Russian bodies in exchange, Moscow's top negotiator Vladimir Medinsky announced.
- The swap traces to an Istanbul agreement in June 2025 and follows meetings of Ukrainian, Russian and American officials in Switzerland last week; Thursday's transfer was the second such exchange this year.
- Images on Telegram depicted workers in white overalls and blue gloves lifting body bags from a refrigerated truck, while Vladimir Medinsky gave no details on the exchange's timing or location.
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Russia announced it would return the bodies of 1,000 Ukrainian soldiers to Kyiv in exchange for the remains of 35 Russian soldiers, amid the protracted war entering its fifth year and preparations for a new round of talks mediated by the United States.
Russian authorities claim that they handed over the remains of a thousand soldiers to Ukraine, and in return received the bodies of 35 Russian soldiers.
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