Ukraine has acquired the our bodies of one other 1,245 fallen Ukrainian troopers and residents beneath agreements reached throughout latest peace negotiations in Istanbul, the Coordination Headquarters for the Remedy of Prisoners of Battle (POWs) introduced on June 16.
The most recent repatriation marks the ultimate stage of the trade settlement, bringing the whole variety of Ukrainian our bodies returned beneath the deal to six,057.
The operation was coordinated by Ukraine's Safety Service (SBU), the Ombudsman's Workplace, the army, the Inside Ministry, and different state and protection establishments, with help from the Worldwide Committee of the Crimson Cross.
Vladimir Medinsky, an aide to Russian President Vladimir Putin and member of the Russian delegation on the Istanbul talks, claimed that Russia acquired the our bodies of 78 deceased servicemen.
The June 2 negotiations in Istanbul resulted in essentially the most expansive prisoner and physique trade settlement of the full-scale conflict, though no ceasefire was reached.
The deal adopted the largest-ever POW swap in late Might, when 1,000 prisoners have been exchanged on both sides. Extra exchanges final week included severely wounded and sick troopers.
Russia accused Ukraine on June 7 of rejecting a proposed physique return, publishing footage allegedly exhibiting Ukrainian corpses saved in refrigeration items. Kyiv dismissed the claims, saying the footage was filmed inside Russia and never at a chosen trade location.
Andrii Yusov, deputy head of Ukraine's POW Coordination Headquarters, informed Ukrainian Pravda that Ukraine is absolutely abiding by the agreed phrases and has made no unilateral rejections.
Kyiv has repeatedly urged Moscow to undertake an "all-for-all" prisoner trade system. Whereas over 5,000 Ukrainians have been returned from Russian captivity since March 2022, Russia continues to withstand a complete swap.
The Kyiv IndependentKateryna Hodunova