Ukraine announced on Oct. 23 that it has received 1,000 bodies from Russia, which Moscow claims are fallen Ukrainian soldiers. Investigators and Interior Ministry experts will now conduct forensic examinations to confirm the identities, according to Ukraine’s Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War.
Ukraine receives 1,000 soldiers' bodies in repatriation from Russia https://t.co/BifjvhONgH
— Yeni Şafak English (@yenisafakEN) October 23, 2025
The repatriation, supported by the Red Cross, is part of a series of recent exchanges between the two countries — one of the few outcomes of the Istanbul peace talks held between May and July. Russia, in turn, received 31 bodies from Ukraine.
🚨Russia has returned 1,000 bodies of Ukrainian soldiers to Ukraine and received 31 bodies of fallen Russian fighters pic.twitter.com/2TAWeZQyNq
— Sputnik (@SputnikInt) October 23, 2025
Kyiv has accused Moscow of previously attempting to disguise its own casualties as Ukrainian troops to conceal the scale of Russian losses.
The largest body exchange occurred on June 2, when Ukraine repatriated 6,057 soldiers following the second round of Istanbul negotiations, while Russia reclaimed only 78, Kremlin aide Vladimir Medinsky said.
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