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Russia hands Ukraine bodies of 1,000 killed soldiers

Greenwatch Desk World News 2025-07-17, 5:19pm

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Russia gave Ukraine the bodies of 1,000 killed soldiers on Thursday as part of an agreement reached at peace talks last month, Moscow's top negotiator said on social media.


"Following the agreements reached in Istanbul, another 1,000 bodies of Ukrainian soldiers were handed over to Ukraine today," Russian negotiator and Kremlin aide Vladimir Medinsky said on Telegram. Ukraine handed over 19 killed Russian soldiers, he added.