Russia handed over to Ukraine the bodies of 502 dead Ukrainian soldiers, and Ukraine to Russia the bodies of 48 Russian military, reported DPA, quoted by BTA.
64 of the Ukrainian military died in active hostilities in Zaporozhye region and 24 in Luhansk region, and 17 – in Russia's Kursk region, the Ukrainian Coordinating Headquarters for Prisoner of War Issues announced.
In August, Ukrainian troops advanced into the Russian border region of Kursk and still control several hundred square kilometers.
Russia has received the bodies of 48 Russian soldiers, DPA reported, citing reports in the Russian media. The exchange was carried out with the mediation of the International Committee of the Red Cross.
At the beginning of this month, 563 bodies of Ukrainian soldiers were handed over to Ukraine. Due to the Russian offensive, especially in the Donetsk region, the Ukrainian army does not always manage to recover its dead.