Published on, Aug. 19 -- August 19, 2025 7:12 PM

Russia returned the bodies of 1,000 Ukrainian soldiers on Tuesday, including five who died in captivity. Ukraine's confirmed the return and said law enforcement would identify the soldiers. In exchange, Ukraine handed over 19 bodies of Russian soldiers, a Russian official said.

Since Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, both sides have lost tens of thousands of soldiers. However, neither regularly shares detailed casualty numbers. Prisoner exchanges and returning the dead remain one of the few ongoing cooperative efforts between the countries.

The two sides have increased these exchanges recently during talks in Istanbul. Russian negotiator Vladimir Medinsky said the return of bodies...