Russia and Ukraine Exchange Bodies of Nearly 600 Fallen Soldiers

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Russia and Ukraine said Friday they exchanged the bodies of 590 fallen soldiers in the latest publicly known swap between the two warring
countries.Moscow received the remains of 89 soldiers, the RBC news websitereported, citing Russian lawmaker Shamsayil Saraliyev, who is a
Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War.Ukraine said 382 of the fallen soldiers had fought in the eastern Ukrainian town of
Avdiivka, which Russian forces captured in February after one of the bloodiest battles since the full-scale invasion in 2022.The remaining
bodies were recovered from other cities and regions claimed by Russia over the course of the war, including Bakhmut, Maryinka, Vuhledar,
Zapirhzhiza and Luhansk.Ukraine previously said it hopes to locate and identify more than 24,000 missing Ukrainian soldiers.