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Ukraine receives 252 bodies in swop with Russia

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The Straits Times. (2026, October 22). Ukraine receives 252 bodies in swop with Russia. The Straits Times. https://www.straitstimes.com/world/europe/ukraine-receives-252-bodies-in-swop-with-russia

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On October 22, Ukraine received the bodies of 252 people from Russia as part of an exchange agreement for war dead. In return, Russia received 25 bodies. The International Committee of the Red Cross facilitated this latest repatriation effort, which is one of the few areas of cooperation between the warring sides since Russia’s invasion began in February 2022. Ukraine has repatriated more than 5,300 remains to date, while Russia has received fewer than 300 bodies since January 2026.
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Ukraine received the bodies of 252 people from Russia on October 22, 2026, as part of a prisoner exchange. In return, Russia reportedly received 25 bodies of its fallen soldiers. The Ukrainian Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War announced this exchange and thanked the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) for facilitating it. Images posted on social media showed large white trailer trucks used to transport the remains, with ICRC workers in distinctive jumpsuits overseeing the process. This swap is one of few areas of cooperation between Ukraine and Russia amidst ongoing conflict.

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It thanked the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) for help facilitating the exchange, posting pictures on social media of several large white trailer trucks parked back to back, as workers in white, hooded jumpsuits emblazoned with the ICRC logo stood nearby.
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🔮 The police and other officials would “carry out all the necessary procedures to identify the repatriated deceased”, it said.
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Ukraine receives 252 bodies in swop with Russia · assertive framing

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Ukraine receives 252 bodies in swop with Russia AI generated KYIV – asserted
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Ukraine has received the bodies of 252 people in an exchange of war dead with Russia, the Ukrainian authorities said on Oct 22. asserted
authorities → receive → Oct
Russia received 25 bodies in return, Russian lawmaker Shamsail Saraliev was quoted as saying by the RBC news outlet. asserted
Saraliev → receive → outlet
The exchange of prisoners of war and fallen soldiers is one of the few areas of cooperation between the warring sides. asserted
exchange → fall → sides
“As a result of repatriation measures, the bodies of 252 deceased have been returned to Ukraine,” said Ukraine’s Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War. asserted
Headquarters → decease → War
The police and other officials would “carry out all the necessary procedures to identify the repatriated deceased”, it said. asserted
it → carry → deceased
It thanked the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) for help facilitating the exchange, posting pictures on social media of several large white trailer trucks parked back to back, as workers in white, hooded jumpsuits emblazoned with the ICRC logo stood nearby. asserted
workers → thank → logo
The I Want to Live foundation, which is affiliated with Ukraine’s Intelligence Directorate and involved in managing Russia’s prisoners of war, meanwhile said “the remains of Russian servicemen were repatriated”. asserted
remains → want → servicemen
Among them was the body of a Sri Lankan citizen, the organisation said, adding that he was sent to Russia since he was considered under international law as a combatant in the Russian army. asserted
he → say → army
The exchanges of remains between the two sides take place regularly. asserted
exchanges → take → place
Earlier in October, Ukraine’s military intelligence chief Kyrylo Budanov estimated that more than 26,000 bodies and human remains had been repatriated to Ukraine through exchange operations. asserted
bodies → estimate → operations
Most of them are still awaiting identification. asserted
Most → await → identification
According to official announcements from the two sides, Ukraine has received the remains of 5,300 people since the start of 2026 alone, while Russia has received fewer than 300. uncertain
Russia → accord → 300
The war, Europe’s worst conflict since World War II, has claimed tens of thousands of lives since Russia’s invasion in February 2022. asserted
war → claim → February
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