Moscow: Russia and Ukraine on Thursday carried out another exchange of the bodies of fallen servicemen. “Russia handed over 1,000 bodies of fallen Ukrainian soldiers to Ukraine, while the Ukrainian side handed over 41 bodies of Russian servicemen,” Vladimir Medinsky, head of the Russian delegation at the talks with Ukraine, said on Telegram. Medinsky alleged that the figures show the difference in losses from the two sides.

According to Anadolu Agency, Ukraine’s Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War confirmed it received 1,000 bodies, adding that their identity needs to be confirmed. It did not specify how many dead soldiers were transferred to Russia.

On February 2, 2026, the Russian Foreign Ministry stated that since June 2025, more than 12,000 remains had been handed over to Ukraine, while Russia had received more than 200 bodies of its servicemen. The ministry also mentioned that 17 rounds of exchanges of prisoners of war and detainees between Russia and Ukraine, organized with mediation by the UAE in 2024-2025, had resulted in the release of more than 4,000 people.