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Ukraine Receives 252 Bodies In Swap With Russia
The exchange of prisoners of war and fallen soldiers is one of the few areas of cooperation between the warring sides.
People lay flower at portraits of their relatives, fallen Azov Brigade fighters, which have been set up at St Sophia Square in the center of Kyiv on September 15, 2026, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (Photo by Sergei SUPINSKY / AFP)
Ukraine has received the bodies of 252 people in an exchange of war dead with Russia, Ukrainian authorities said Thursday.
Russia received 23 bodies in return, Russian lawmaker Shamsail Saraliev was quoted as saying by the RBK news outlet.
The exchange of prisoners of war and fallen soldiers is one of the few areas of cooperation between the warring sides.
“As a result of repatriation measures, the bodies of 252 deceased persons have been returned to Ukraine,” Ukraine’s Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War said.
Police and other officials will “conduct all necessary examinations and identify the repatriated bodies,” it added.
Ukraine Receives 252 Bodies In Swap With Russia
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