On January 29, Russia returned 1000 bodies to Ukraine. This is the first exchange of bodies in 2026.
This was reported by the Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War.
The Russians claim that the bodies transferred belong to Ukrainian servicemen. However, during previous exchanges, it turned out that the Russians also transferred the bodies of Russian army soldiers.
In return, 38 bodies of servicemen were handed over to Russia, Russian media report.
In the near future, experts will conduct an examination of the bodies to identify them. Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko said that the process of identifying the bodies is complicated by their condition.
In addition, the Russian Federation sometimes transfers the bodies of several people in one package, and sometimes experts find the remains of the same person in different packages or even during different stages of repatriation.
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