Russia on Friday returned to Ukraine the bodies of 501 soldiers, Ukrainian authorities said, in what appeared to be the biggest repatriation of war dead since Russia’s full-scale invasion in February 2022.

Most of the soldiers were killed in action in the eastern Donetsk region of Ukraine, mostly around the city of Avdiivka that Russian forces captured in February after a long and gruelling battle, Ukraine’s Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War said in a statement.

More than 500 deceased Ukrainian soldiers were returned in one of the largest repatriations since Russia's invasion in February 2022{ai:summary}<p>Ukraine received the bodies of 501 soldiers from Russia, marking the largest repatriation since the 2022 invasion. The majority of the deceased were from the eastern Donetsk region, particularly around Avdiivka, which was captured by Russian forces earlier this year.</p><p>#ukraine</p>

Russia sends 501 dead soldiers home to Ukraine

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