Russia returns 1,000 bodies Moscow says are Ukrainian soldiers; Ukraine returns 38
Confirmedon an admission by the acting party plus an independent origin: 1 distinct origin, 1 tied to no party.
Russia handed over 1,000 bodies that it said belonged to Ukrainian soldiers, and Ukraine returned the bodies of 38 Russian servicemen, in the first repatriation of 2026. Ukraine's prisoner-of-war coordination headquarters confirmed the exchange and thanked the Red Cross; the figures came from Russian lawmaker Shamsail Saraliyev. Ukrainian forensic experts are to identify the remains. In 2025 the two sides carried out 14 such exchanges, returning 14,480 bodies to Ukraine and 391 to Russia.
- When
- 29 January 2026
- Where
- Ukraine, Ukraine
- What
- prisoner exchange
- Acting party
- Government of Ukraine, Government of Russia
- Attribution
- Acknowledged by the acting party. Both sides confirmed the exchange.
- In the record
- Published 2026-10-27 21:03 UTC · revision 1 · monthly summary
Sources
- Evidence The Moscow Times
History
| When | Field | From | To | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-27 21:03 UTC | status | null | confirmed | P1 monthly summary: researched from cited sources and graded by the one rule |
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