Russia Returns 1,000 Ukrainian Soldiers’ Bodies in Exchange for 41 Russian Dead

Russia has handed over the bodies of 1,000 Ukrainian soldiers to Ukraine as part of an exchange involving the remains of 41 Russian servicemen, according to reports by Ukrainian news agency RBC. The exchange was confirmed by Russian lawmaker Shamsail Saraliev, who disclosed the details of the arrangement. The transfer marks one of the largest known repatriations of fallen soldiers since the start of the Russia-Ukraine War. Such exchanges have occurred periodically throughout the conflict, often…