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Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News
Kyiv, June 16 /Xinhua/ — As part of the agreements reached at peace talks in Istanbul, Turkey, Ukraine has received 6,057 bodies from Russia, which the Russian side claims belong to Ukrainian servicemen, the Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War (CHPW) of Ukraine reported on Monday in its Telegram.
The repatriation of remains took place in several stages. The final stage took place earlier on Monday. The bodies of 1,245 victims were handed over to Ukraine.
Law enforcement agencies and expert services of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine will identify the returned remains.
KSHVOV expressed gratitude to the International Committee of the Red Cross for assistance in the repatriation of bodies.
The exchange of remains of the dead is part of the agreements reached on June 2 at peace talks between Ukraine and Russia in Istanbul. –0–