The Coordination Headquarters for the Remedy of Prisoners of Battle has refuted Russian claims that Ukraine postponed a deliberate weekend prisoner trade and the repatriation of our bodies.

Supply: Ukraine’s Coordination Headquarters for the Remedy of Prisoners of Battle

Particulars: The Coordination Headquarters acknowledged that Ukraine supplied lists for the trade, adhering to classes agreed in Istanbul: significantly wounded, significantly sick and younger troopers in an all-for-all format. Nonetheless, Russia submitted lists that didn’t adjust to these agreements.

Ukraine has supplied related suggestions and awaits Russia’s subsequent steps.

Quote: "Concerning the repatriation of our bodies – an settlement was certainly reached. Nonetheless, no date was agreed. As a substitute of following the agreed course of, the Russian aspect resorted to unilateral actions that weren’t coordinated throughout the joint framework."

Background

• On 7 June 2025, Vladimir Medinsky, the top of the Russian negotiating group in Istanbul, claimed Ukraine had indefinitely postponed the prisoner trade and physique repatriation. He acknowledged that 1,212 our bodies had been delivered to the trade web site in refrigerated models and {that a} record of 640 Ukrainian prisoners of conflict, assembly the agreed classes, had been submitted. Russia accused Ukraine of unexpectedly delaying the trade, alleging the Ukrainian delegation did not arrive on the designated location.
• On 6 June 2025, Russia claimed that repatriation efforts had begun, later asserting that "Ukraine refused to retrieve the our bodies of its residents". Ukraine’s Coordination Headquarters for the Remedy of Prisoners of Battle emphasised that Russia is manipulating a delicate problem, including that preparations for the trade are ongoing.

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