Russia and Ukraine conduct body exchange involving 285 fallen soldiers
In a significant humanitarian development, Russian and Ukrainian officials completed a handover of war dead on Thursday. Russia returned the bodies of 261 Ukrainian soldiers, receiving 24 of its own personnel in exchange. The transfer was reported by Russian outlet RBC and confirmed by Ukrainian military sources, marking one of the larger such exchanges in the 4.5-year-long conflict. The swap took place amid continued heavy fighting in the Pokrovsk sector.