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Ukraine Receives 252 Bodies In Swap With Russia
Law enforcement and forensic experts will identify the remains before Ukraine returns them to families, officials said, after the latest repatriation exchange.
- On Thursday, Russia and Ukraine exchanged the remains of 275 soldiers killed during the war at the Novaya Guta border crossing in Belarus, maintaining a rare direct communication channel between the nations.
- United Russia State Duma lawmaker Shamsail Saraliyev confirmed Russia handed over 252 bodies to Ukrainian authorities, while Ukraine returned 23 bodies in the exchange.
- Ukraine's Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War stated, "As a result of repatriation measures, the bodies of 252 deceased persons have been returned to Ukraine," with International Committee of the Red Cross assistance.
- Police and other officials will "conduct all necessary examinations and identify the repatriated bodies," while the Ukrainian military credited search teams for working despite drone strikes and remote mining.
- Repatriations remain one of the few direct communication channels since President Vladimir Putin ordered the full-scale invasion in 2022; during the previous exchange on Aug. 13, Russia received 24 fallen soldiers and Ukraine received 261.
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Ukraine Recovers Remains of 252 Soldiers in Latest Body Exchange
Ukraine has repatriated the bodies of 252 fallen citizens, primarily military personnel, following a coordinated exchange effort, the Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War reported.
·Kyiv, Ukraine
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Russia and Ukraine on Thursday exchanged the bodies of fallen military personnel, according to officials from both sides.
·Ankara, Türkiye
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