Russia handed over 1,000 fallen soldiers to Ukraine on Tuesday. This was announced on the telegram platform by the Ukrainian Coordination Council for the treatment of prisoners of war, TASR informs, referring to DPA.
The transport of the bodies was mediated by the International Committee of the Red Cross. Investigators of law enforcement authorities together with the Ministry of the Interior will now carry out the inspection and identification of repatriated bodies. Russian military bloggers informed that Ukraine handed over to Russia on the same day of the physical remains of 24 soldiers, but Moscow did not officially confirm this figure.
Since the beginning of the year, Russia has handed over the remains of more than 13,000 fallen soldiers to Ukraine. The number of fallen handed over by Kiev is significantly lower. Due to their slow but continuous procedure may rUSKE forces more often pick up the bodies of victims than Ukrainian troops that usually retreat, notes DPA.
The number of victims of both sides of the conflict. It is estimated to have recorded from the beginning of more than 3.5 years ago Ukrainian side More than 80,000 dead. On the Russian side, losses are estimated at approximately 220,000 dead.
