Accra:Moscow Russia and Ukraine conducted an exchange of the bodies of fallen soldiers on Thursday.

According to Anadolu Agency – English, Ukraine's Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War announced on Telegram that Russia handed over the bodies of 252 Ukrainian service members as part of the exchange. The statement expressed gratitude to the International Committee of the Red Cross for its assistance and support in facilitating the exchange.

Shamsail Saraliev, a deputy in the Russian State Duma, confirmed the exchange details to the RBK news outlet, specifying that the swap was executed in a 252-for-25 format. The exchange took place at the Novaya Guta border checkpoint between Belarus and Ukraine, as noted by the Belarusian state news agency BelTA. BelTA also highlighted that over 70 humanitarian and exchange missions had occurred on Belarusian territory.

This exchange follows a similar event last month, where Russia returned the bodies of 252 Ukrainian military personnel, and Ukraine returned the remains of 23 Russian soldiers.