Ukraine receives 1200 soldiers' bodies from Russia

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Ukraine has repatriated more bodies of fallen soldiers in line with an agreement reached during peace talks in Istanbul between Russian and Ukrainian delegations, Ukrainian officials say.
Ukraine's Co-ordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War said in a statement that Russia returned 1200 bodies and "according to the Russian side, the bodies belong to Ukrainian citizens, in particular military personnel".
The repatriation of the bodies was carried out with the help of Ukraine's Armed Forces, the country's Security Service, the Interior Ministry and other government agencies.
Forensic experts will now work to identify the remains, the statement said.
The handover - the second to take place this week - was brokered by the International Red Cross, the staff responsible for prisoner of war issues in Kyiv said.
The repatriation of the bodies marks one of the largest returns of remains since Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine more than three years ago.
Earlier this week, Russia returned 1212 bodies of Ukrainian soldiers and received 27 bodies of its own killed troops.
The agreement to exchange prisoners of war and the bodies of fallen soldiers was the only tangible outcome of the talks in Istanbul that took place June 2.
Russia and Ukraine conducted a POW swap on Thursday that included severely wounded and gravely ill captives, although the sides did not report the numbers.
In addition to agreeing to exchange POWs and bodies of fallen soldiers, the two sides traded memorandums at the talks that set out conditions for a ceasefire.
However, the inclusion of clauses that both sides see as non-starters make any quick deal unlikely.
Despite discussions of a potential truce in the war, Russian forces in recent days have launched waves of drones and missiles at Ukraine, with a record bombardment of almost 500 drones on Monday and a wave of 315 drones and seven missiles overnight on Tuesday.
Ukraine's air force said on Friday that Russia fired 55 Shahed and decoy drones and four ballistic missiles at Ukraine overnight.
The air force said air defences neutralised 43 drones.
Russia's Defence Ministry said on Friday that its air defences downed 125 Ukrainian drones over several Russian regions and the annexed Crimea region late on Thursday and early on Friday.
with DPA
Ukraine has repatriated more bodies of fallen soldiers in line with an agreement reached during peace talks in Istanbul between Russian and Ukrainian delegations, Ukrainian officials say.
Ukraine's Co-ordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War said in a statement that Russia returned 1200 bodies and "according to the Russian side, the bodies belong to Ukrainian citizens, in particular military personnel".
The repatriation of the bodies was carried out with the help of Ukraine's Armed Forces, the country's Security Service, the Interior Ministry and other government agencies.
Forensic experts will now work to identify the remains, the statement said.
The handover - the second to take place this week - was brokered by the International Red Cross, the staff responsible for prisoner of war issues in Kyiv said.
The repatriation of the bodies marks one of the largest returns of remains since Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine more than three years ago.
Earlier this week, Russia returned 1212 bodies of Ukrainian soldiers and received 27 bodies of its own killed troops.
The agreement to exchange prisoners of war and the bodies of fallen soldiers was the only tangible outcome of the talks in Istanbul that took place June 2.
Russia and Ukraine conducted a POW swap on Thursday that included severely wounded and gravely ill captives, although the sides did not report the numbers.
In addition to agreeing to exchange POWs and bodies of fallen soldiers, the two sides traded memorandums at the talks that set out conditions for a ceasefire.
However, the inclusion of clauses that both sides see as non-starters make any quick deal unlikely.
Despite discussions of a potential truce in the war, Russian forces in recent days have launched waves of drones and missiles at Ukraine, with a record bombardment of almost 500 drones on Monday and a wave of 315 drones and seven missiles overnight on Tuesday.
Ukraine's air force said on Friday that Russia fired 55 Shahed and decoy drones and four ballistic missiles at Ukraine overnight.
The air force said air defences neutralised 43 drones.
Russia's Defence Ministry said on Friday that its air defences downed 125 Ukrainian drones over several Russian regions and the annexed Crimea region late on Thursday and early on Friday.
with DPA
Ukraine has repatriated more bodies of fallen soldiers in line with an agreement reached during peace talks in Istanbul between Russian and Ukrainian delegations, Ukrainian officials say.
Ukraine's Co-ordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War said in a statement that Russia returned 1200 bodies and "according to the Russian side, the bodies belong to Ukrainian citizens, in particular military personnel".
The repatriation of the bodies was carried out with the help of Ukraine's Armed Forces, the country's Security Service, the Interior Ministry and other government agencies.
Forensic experts will now work to identify the remains, the statement said.
The handover - the second to take place this week - was brokered by the International Red Cross, the staff responsible for prisoner of war issues in Kyiv said.
The repatriation of the bodies marks one of the largest returns of remains since Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine more than three years ago.
Earlier this week, Russia returned 1212 bodies of Ukrainian soldiers and received 27 bodies of its own killed troops.
The agreement to exchange prisoners of war and the bodies of fallen soldiers was the only tangible outcome of the talks in Istanbul that took place June 2.
Russia and Ukraine conducted a POW swap on Thursday that included severely wounded and gravely ill captives, although the sides did not report the numbers.
In addition to agreeing to exchange POWs and bodies of fallen soldiers, the two sides traded memorandums at the talks that set out conditions for a ceasefire.
However, the inclusion of clauses that both sides see as non-starters make any quick deal unlikely.
Despite discussions of a potential truce in the war, Russian forces in recent days have launched waves of drones and missiles at Ukraine, with a record bombardment of almost 500 drones on Monday and a wave of 315 drones and seven missiles overnight on Tuesday.
Ukraine's air force said on Friday that Russia fired 55 Shahed and decoy drones and four ballistic missiles at Ukraine overnight.
The air force said air defences neutralised 43 drones.
Russia's Defence Ministry said on Friday that its air defences downed 125 Ukrainian drones over several Russian regions and the annexed Crimea region late on Thursday and early on Friday.
with DPA
Ukraine has repatriated more bodies of fallen soldiers in line with an agreement reached during peace talks in Istanbul between Russian and Ukrainian delegations, Ukrainian officials say.
Ukraine's Co-ordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War said in a statement that Russia returned 1200 bodies and "according to the Russian side, the bodies belong to Ukrainian citizens, in particular military personnel".
The repatriation of the bodies was carried out with the help of Ukraine's Armed Forces, the country's Security Service, the Interior Ministry and other government agencies.
Forensic experts will now work to identify the remains, the statement said.
The handover - the second to take place this week - was brokered by the International Red Cross, the staff responsible for prisoner of war issues in Kyiv said.
The repatriation of the bodies marks one of the largest returns of remains since Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine more than three years ago.
Earlier this week, Russia returned 1212 bodies of Ukrainian soldiers and received 27 bodies of its own killed troops.
The agreement to exchange prisoners of war and the bodies of fallen soldiers was the only tangible outcome of the talks in Istanbul that took place June 2.
Russia and Ukraine conducted a POW swap on Thursday that included severely wounded and gravely ill captives, although the sides did not report the numbers.
In addition to agreeing to exchange POWs and bodies of fallen soldiers, the two sides traded memorandums at the talks that set out conditions for a ceasefire.
However, the inclusion of clauses that both sides see as non-starters make any quick deal unlikely.
Despite discussions of a potential truce in the war, Russian forces in recent days have launched waves of drones and missiles at Ukraine, with a record bombardment of almost 500 drones on Monday and a wave of 315 drones and seven missiles overnight on Tuesday.
Ukraine's air force said on Friday that Russia fired 55 Shahed and decoy drones and four ballistic missiles at Ukraine overnight.
The air force said air defences neutralised 43 drones.
Russia's Defence Ministry said on Friday that its air defences downed 125 Ukrainian drones over several Russian regions and the annexed Crimea region late on Thursday and early on Friday.
with DPA