MOSCOW, April 9 (Xinhua) -- Russia handed over 1,000 bodies of fallen Ukrainian soldiers to Ukraine on Thursday, when Ukraine transferred 41 bodies of Russian servicemen, according to a TASS report.
On the same day, the Russian defense ministry said its air defense systems intercepted 69 Ukrainian drones over Russian territory overnight, which left one man dead.
On Feb. 2, the Russian foreign ministry reported that more than 12,000 bodies had been handed over to the Ukrainian side since the swap of bodies began in June 2025, while the Russian side received over 200 bodies. ■
