Trump rules out sending US troops to Ukraine as part of peace deal
Russia said they belong to Ukrainian military personnel, according to Ukraine's Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War, but Ukraine has yet to verify the claim. During previous exchanges, Russia returned some bodies that were in Russian military uniforms or were found with Russian documents and dog tags, according to Ukraine's Interior Ministry.
'Unfortunately, among those repatriated are the bodies of five Ukrainian servicemen who died in captivity. They were on the list of 'seriously wounded and seriously ill' prisoners to be exchanged in accordance with the agreements reached in Istanbul during the second round of negotiations,' Ukraine's POW headquarters said in a statement.
'The Russian side continues to delay and fails to fulfil its obligations,' the statement said. 'Ukraine insists on the immediate release of all seriously ill and seriously wounded prisoners and is fighting for the return of all Ukrainian citizens.'
The headquarters said the deceased Ukrainian soldiers had been serving in the Ukrainian regions of Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia and Luhansk, as well as in the incursion into Russia's Kursk region.
The Ukrainian authority thanked the International Committee of the Red Cross for assisting with the repatriation of bodies.
Kremlin aide Vladimir Medinsky said Tuesday that Moscow received the bodies of 19 dead servicemen in exchange.
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