Russia-Ukrainian body swap advances amid Geneva talks and war strikes
TL;DR
Russia says it has returned the remains of about 1,000 Ukrainian soldiers and received 35 Russian soldiers in exchange, part of a long-running body/prisoner exchange under Istanbul-led terms; the development follows Ukraine’s negotiator meeting US envoys in Geneva on reconstruction plans, with trilateral talks anticipated, as Russia conducted drone and missile strikes across six Ukrainian regions.
- Russia says it has handed over 1,000 Ukrainian soldiers' bodies BBC
- Next round of Ukraine-Russia peace talks set for early March, Zelensky says France 24
- Russians return bodies of 1,000 dead to Ukraine Ukrinform
- Russia Returns Remains Of 1000 Ukrainian Soldiers To Kyiv After 4th War Anniversary The Times of India
- Moscow and Kyiv Exchange Bodies of Soldiers Killed in War Caspiannews.com
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