Ukraine Receives 1,000 Bodies as Russia Gets 35 in Latest Exchange

Russia and Ukraine have carried out another exchange of bodies of fallen military personnel, according to Vladimir Medinsky, an aide to the Russian president. The transfer represents one of several such repatriation efforts conducted since the start of the conflict. "Ukraine has been handed over the bodies of 1,000 fallen Ukrainian servicemen. Russia has received the bodies of 35 fallen Russian soldiers,” Medinsky stated. Previous Exchanges Information about the planned repatriation had earlier been disclosed by Shamsail Saraliyev, a member of the parliamentary coordination group on the military operation. He noted that preparations for the transfer were underway ahead of the official confirmation.