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KYIV, Ukraine (AFP) — Russia has handed Ukraine the remains of 522 people it identified as killed soldiers, officials said on Thursday, one of the few acts of cooperation between the warring countries.
“As a result of the repatriation efforts, the bodies of 522 deceased individuals have been returned to Ukraine,” Ukraine’s prisoners of war centre said on social media.
“According to the Russian side, the bodies belong to citizens of Ukraine, in particular servicemen,” it added.
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