Russia and Ukraine said on Thursday the two countries had exchanged the latest war casualties, a routine practice designed to allow the families of those killed on the battlefield to bury their loved ones.
Russia handed over 1,000 bodies of Ukrainian soldiers to Ukraine, the two countries said in their statement, launching Al Arabiya from Reuters (29/1).
On the other hand, Kremlin aide Vladimir Medinsky said Kyiv had handed over the bodies of 38 Russian soldiers to Moscow.
In a post on Telegram regarding the exchange, Medinsky showed a white refrigerated truck parked in a snow-covered area next to a forest with people wearing white biohazard protective clothing standing around it.
Ukraine's coordination center for prisoner exchanges confirmed that the exchange of bodies had taken place, saying on Telegram that Russia had handed over 1,000 bodies to Kyiv that Moscow claimed belonged to Ukrainian soldiers.
Although Kyiv and Moscow continue to exchange the bodies of war victims on a regular basis, the last time they exchanged prisoners of war was in October 2025.
However, both parties accused each other of hindering the exchange of new prisoners.
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