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May 17, 2026
Moscow [Russia] / Kiev [Ukraine], May 17: Ukraine has again received hundreds of soldiers' bodies back from Russia, officials in Kiev said on Saturday. The remains of 528 fallen, who could be Ukrainian soldiers according to the Russian side, were handed over to Kiev, the Ukrainian Office for Prisoner-of-War Affairs said. The International Committee of the Red Cross mediated. There was initially no confirmation from the Russian side. However, the state news agency TASS reported the previous day that soldiers' bodies were also to be exchanged. Moscow would return 526 dead Ukrainian soldiers and receive 41 Russian bodies, it said, citing sources. (DPA)
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