Kyiv receives another 1,245 bodies in handover deal with Moscow
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Ukraine received another 1,245 bodies of its soldiers killed in the war with Russia yesterday in the final stage of the repatriation of remains agreed at talks in Istanbul, Ukrainian officials said.
'Today marks the final stage of the repatriation of fallen soldiers,' Ukrainian defence minister Rustem Umerov said.
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