Ukraine returned 1000 fallen soldiers: Russians took only 19 bodies (photo)

To spread: Ukraine and the Russian Federation have exchanged the bodies of the dead. The Russians returned the bodies of thousands of Ukrainian defenders, which are being taken in white trucks with the inscription "on the shield". The Russian side assured that the bodies that have returned to Ukraine are the dead military and other citizens, reported in the Telegram channel of the Coordination Staff on the management of prisoners of war.

It is stated that repatriation measures were supported by a number of Ukrainian agencies - from the SBU to the SES and other institutions. Separate thanks - the International Committee of the Red Cross, is in the post. The post on the return of the bodies of fallen defenders appeared in the headquarters channel on the afternoon of July 17. It is indicated that the bodies will inspect the experts of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Ministry of Health, who will conduct identification.

It is also noted that the Ukrainian military helped in the transportation of bodies. "According to the results of repatriation measures, 1000 dead were returned to Ukraine. According to the Russian side of the body, the citizens of Ukraine, in particular servicemen, were returned," the Coordination Headquarters said. The headquarters posted a series of photos of the process of returning bodies. We see workers in white overalls that go to white refrigerators.

In another photo, there are about six trucks that stand on the square. The Russian side also reported on July 17. Assistant Russian President Vladimir Medinsky wrote on Telegram that repatriation measures were held thanks to Istanbul's arrangements. According to him, Ukraine received the bodies of the Armed Forces fighters, and the Russian side - 19 bodies of their own soldiers.

It should be noted that in the spring of 2025, Focus wrote about the meeting of delegations of Ukraine and the Russian Federation in Istanbul, one of the results of which was the exchange of bodies and captives. Then Medinsky, who represented the Kremlin at the negotiations that he was satisfied with the result, although the purpose of the meeting was a ceasefire in the Russian-Ukrainian war.

Meanwhile, in April, the first results of the examination of the body of the journalist Victoria Roshchina, who was returned to Ukraine during February exchange, became aware of the body. Representative of the Office of the Prosecutor General Yuri Belousov said that traces of torture were found on the body, in particular - a broken edge, traces of a stroke. In addition, the Russians did not indicate that it was Rozhnya, but clutched the tag with a number and inscription that it was a dead man.