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Ukraine announced on Thursday that it has received the remains of 1,000 Ukrainian soldiers killed in the ongoing war with Russia, marking the latest large-scale repatriation effort between the two sides.
"Today, repatriation measures took place. One thousand bodies, claimed by the Russian side to belong to Ukrainian servicemen, were returned to Ukraine," the Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War said in a statement shared on social media.
Ukrainian authorities noted that forensic investigators and specialists will now begin the process of conducting examinations and identifying the remains to notify families and ensure proper burial rites.
Russian state media, citing unnamed sources, reported that the transfer involved an exchange in which Ukraine provided the remains of 30 Russian soldiers in return.
According to publicly available data, Ukraine has now received the remains of approximately 15,000 fallen soldiers from Russia since the full-scale invasion began in February 2022. This latest exchange underscores the devastating human cost of the conflict and continues the ongoing efforts to locate, recover, and identify those lost in battle. (ILKHA)
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