Russia returned the bodies of 1,212 dead soldiers to Ukraine

The parties agreed on the exchange of bodies of the dead during negotiations in Istanbul

The Ukrainian Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War reported that the bodies of 1,212 Ukrainian Armed Forces soldiers who died in battles in the Kharkov, Lugansk, Donetsk, Zaporozhye, and Kherson regions, as well as in Russia, in the Kursk region, were transferred to Kiev.

“Law enforcement investigators, together with expert institutions of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, will identify the victims as soon as possible,” the Ukrainian headquarters said in a statement.

In turn, Ukraine handed over to Russia the bodies of 27 dead Russian soldiers.

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The transfer was the result of agreements reached on June 2 at direct negotiations between the Ukrainian and Russian delegations in Istanbul. The parties agreed to transfer all seriously ill prisoners of war and prisoners under 25 years of age. The first stage took place on June 9 with the return of young military personnel .

Moscow insisted on an exchange of the dead on June 7 and at the same time delivered refrigerated trucks with bodies to the border. Kyiv responded that the date of the exchange had not been finalized.

According to the head of the Russian delegation , Vladimir Medinsky , on Thursday the parties are planning to exchange seriously wounded military personnel.

Photo: Exchange of bodies of dead servicemen between Ukraine and Russia, June 11, 2025. Ukrainian Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War

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