Ukraine said on Monday that it found the remains of 1,245 soldiers killed in war with Russia, marking the last phase of large -scale repatriation agriculture earlier this month during peace talks in Istanbul.
The deal represents one of the largest discovery exchanges since the onset of the Russian invasion in February 2022.
What has Kiev said about the return of dead bodies?
Defense Minister Rustom Umerov confirmed the completion of the return.
“Today marks the final stage of recurrence of the fallen soldiers,” he said.
Since last week, when the implementation of Istanbul agreements begins, we have managed to bring back more than 6.000 bodies. ,
Both countries have coordinated limited exchange of prisoners and remains, but are a rare example of such a scale cooperation amidst the enmity in the Istanbul agreement.
Ukrainian internal minister Igor Climenco on Monday accused Russia of bringing back the obstacles in the identity of the falling soldiers to severely cut off.
“The bodies are returned to a extremely severed state, in parts of the parts [the same] The bodies are in separate bags, “Climenco said in a post on Telegram. He claimed that Ukraine had obtained the remains of Russian soldiers mixed with Ukrainians during the earlier stels of the opposition process.
Russia’s Ministry of Defense confirmed the handover, sting “fulfilling the agreement.” Moscow said it was ready to return to 2,239 bodies in addition to Ukrainian soldiers, beyond agreeing to Istanbul.
Russia reported to receive the remains of 51 dead Russian soldiers in the latest exchange, returning the total by Ukraine.
Zelenskyy makes the first trips to the war for Austria
Meanwhile, Ukrainian President Volodimier Zelanski arrived in Austria on Monday, where he was welcomed with military honors by President Alexander Van Der Bellen.
After a joint press conference with talks and van Der Bellen, Zelansky was expected to meet Chancellor Christian stocker.
Zelansky is the first visit to Austria on the occasion, as Russia began its full -scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.
While NATO members and officially military are not military neutral, Austria does not claim political neutrality and, according to its Foreign Ministry, is in Ukraine and neighboring countries in bilateral financial and humanitarian aids 300 million (€ 347 million) around € 300 million ($ 347 million).
The visit criticized Austrian’s remote Freedom Party, known for a Russian pro-Rukh, who accused Zelancesi of violating the country’s neutrality.
After her stop in Vienna, Zelansky is scheduled to visit the G7 Summit in Canada, where she is expected to meet with US President Donald Trump.
Jennifer Camino edited by Gonzalez
