Russia delivers corpses of more than 1,200 soldiers to Ukraine
(MENAFN) Russia has returned the remains of 1,212 Ukrainian soldiers killed in battle as part of a recent humanitarian exchange with Ukraine, Kremlin negotiator Vladimir Medinsky confirmed on Wednesday.
Ukraine’s Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War first announced the transfer, noting that the bodies were recovered from multiple front-line regions, including Russia’s Kursk, Donetsk, Lugansk, Kherson, and Zaporozhye areas, as well as Ukraine’s Kharkov Region. No further details or identities were provided.
Medinsky stated that Russia, in turn, received the remains of 27 of its soldiers. “Now they can be buried according to Christian tradition,” he noted on Telegram. He also revealed that both sides had agreed to initiate “urgent sanitary exchanges” for severely wounded prisoners of war, emphasizing that “Russia does not abandon its own.”
The Kremlin previously claimed it was ready to return the bodies of over 6,000 Ukrainian troops but alleged that Kiev had delayed the process. The latest exchange was arranged during recent talks in Istanbul, although Russia said Ukraine had initially missed a scheduled meeting without notice.
Despite logistical issues, Russian Lieutenant General Aleksandr Zorin, part of the negotiation team, reaffirmed Russia’s commitment to the humanitarian effort. He noted that the initiative was not the first and, unfortunately, would likely not be the last.
In addition to the return of remains, both sides have agreed to continue prisoner-of-war swaps, with an estimated 1,000 to 1,200 soldiers exchanged in the latest round, according to Medinsky.
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