Ukraine has received 1,200 more bodies from Russia under a wartime exchange agreement reached in Istanbul earlier this month, according to the country’s prisoner of war coordination headquarters.⁣ ⁣ Ukraine Defence Minister Rustem Umerov said a total of 4,812 bodies have been returned this week alone. He thanked those involved in what he described as a humanitarian mission. The identities of the deceased have not been publicly confirmed.⁣ ⁣ Ukraine has not commented on whether any Russian bodies have been handed over in return.⁣ ⁣ The exchange follows the latest round of direct negotiations between Kyiv and Moscow, held on June 2 in Istanbul. It marks one of the largest coordinated transfers of bodies to date.⁣ ⁣ #Ukraine #Russia #PrisonerExchange #Casualties #Ukraineconflict #Istanbul #Mediazona #BBCRussian⁣ ⁣