Ukraine, Russia exchange bodies of soldiers killed in action: 19 fallen heroes return home to Ukraine
Ukraine and Russia held a further exchange of the bodies of soldiers killed in action. Ukraine brought the bodies of 19 more of its defenders home.
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On August 16, the press service of the Ukrainian Ministry for Reintegration of the Temporarily Occupied Territories shared the news on Telegram.
"Another operation was held to transfer the bodies of the fallen soldiers. Ukraine returned the bodies of 19 more of its defenders. The operation was carried out with the cooperation of the Commissioner for Missing Persons, Oleg Kotenko, and a number of security forces of Ukraine," the press service writes.
The process of returning bodies takes place in accordance with the norms of the Geneva Convention.
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