Friday, September 19, 2025 - Ukraine on Thursday, September 18, received 1,000 bodies from Russia that Moscow claimed belonged to fallen Ukrainian soldiers, the Kyiv government announced.
“Repatriation measures took place today. 1,000 bodies, which
according to the Russian side belong to Ukrainian servicemen, have been
returned to Ukraine,” Ukraine’s Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of
Prisoners of War said on Telegram.
In return, Ukraine handed back the bodies of 24 Russian
soldiers, according to another government body responsible for information on
Russian prisoners of war and missing Russian soldiers.
The repatriation of soldiers’ bodies and the exchange of
prisoners of war remain some of the few areas of cooperation between Ukraine
and Russia amid the ongoing conflict.
Tens of thousands of soldiers have been killed on both sides
since Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022, though neither country regularly
publishes official casualty figures.
Ukraine’s “I Want to Find” project said the exchange of
bodies was mediated by the International Committee of the Red Cross.
Despite efforts led by the United States to end the conflict
through diplomatic channels, including three rounds of direct talks between
Kyiv and Moscow, progress toward stopping the fighting appears stalled. Last
week, the Kremlin stated that peace talks between Russia and Ukraine were on
“pause.”
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