Russia and Ukraine said on Thursday that they had carried out the latest exchange of their war dead.
– Russia handed Ukraine 1,000 bodies of Ukrainian soldiers.
– Kyiv had handed Moscow the bodies of 38 Russian soldiers
– Ukraine’s coordination centre for prisoner exchanges confirmed an exchange of bodies had taken place.
– Kyiv and Moscow continue regular exchanges of their war dead, the last time they exchanged prisoners of war was in October 2025.
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russia-ukraine-carry-out-new-exchange-war-dead-2026-01-29