Russia returned the remains of 1,212 Ukrainian soldiers in a recent exchange with Kiev, as confirmed by Kremlin negotiator Vladimir Medinsky. Ukraine also returned 27 Russian bodies. The transfer was part of humanitarian talks in Istanbul, according to RT.
Zelensky has rejected Russia's proposal as an ultimatum, insisting on a full ceasefire. Meanwhile, a second group of Russian POWs was released under a prisoner swap deal agreed in Istanbul, RT reported.
Russia and Ukraine exchanged prisoners of war under a deal made in Istanbul. Russia released Ukrainian POWs and received its own soldiers, now under care in Belarus. Russia also offered to return over 6,000 Ukrainian soldiers' bodies, but Kyiv representatives didn't show up for the handover.
Over 100 civilians were injured and four killed in Russian regions due to Ukrainian attacks, Russia claimed. A planned prisoner swap between Russia and Ukraine failed amid mutual accusations, but both sides agreed to attempt another exchange during peace talks in Istanbul, according to TASS
Russia has announced that it will soon send trains carrying the bodies of Ukrainian soldiers, which were due to depart toward the Ukrainian border, escalating a spat with Kyiv over a prisoner of war swap.
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