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Russia hands over the bodies of 1,000 Ukrainian soldiers in exchange for 35 of its own dead

Kiev and Moscow continue to exchange victims in the fifth year of the conflict

Feb 26, 2026 11:47, renew at Feb 26, 2026 11:46 37

Russia hands over the bodies of 1,000 Ukrainian soldiers in exchange for 35 of its own dead  - 1

Russia has handed over to Ukraine the bodies of 1,000 dead Ukrainian soldiers in exchange for 35 Russian soldiers, Russian adviser Vladimir Medinsky announced, quoted by Reuters, BTA reports.

The exchange of the bodies of the dead is carried out periodically between the two sides within the framework of the conflict, which this week entered its fifth year.