Russia and Ukraine exchange more then 1000 soldiers bodies
Russia says is has handed over the remains of 1000 soldiers to Ukraine and his received the bodies of 35 Russain soldiers in return.
Medinsky, Who has served as chif negotiator in peace talks publieshed an image on telegram of workers in white suits lifing a body bag from the back of a refrigerted truck.
the exchange come as talks between Ukraine and the U.S continue in geneva Switzerland , with preparations underway for a new round trilateral negotiations with russia that was hington hope to broker in the coming weeks.
the two sides have exchnaged thousand of soldiers’ bodies over the couse of the confliet that began with putins decision to launch of full-scale invasion of Ukraine on 24 february 2022.
the exchange is based on an agreement reached by the two sids during negatiation in istanbul in June 2025 Moscow and Kyiv agreed to return the bodies of up to 6000 soldiers each. as well as all sick and heavily wounded prisoners of war and those aged under 25.
so even though estimates suggest more russains are dying everyda. Moscow has returend more bodies to Ukraine overall than it has received.
the BBC has confirmed the a names of almost 186000 people killed fighting on russia in Ukraine the true death.
