# Russia and Ukraine exchange bodies of fallen soldiers

https://mins.news/en/item/111140

- Meduza, 2026-10-22 13:07 UTC
- World
- Original: https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/10/22/russia-and-ukraine-exchange-bodies-of-fallen-soldiers

> Russia handed 252 bodies to Ukraine, while Ukraine returned the bodies of 25 fallen soldiers to Russia. The exchange took place at the Novaya Guta checkpoint in Belarus and was confirmed by Ukraine’s Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War. It was the first such exchange in more than a month.

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