Overview

• Ukraine’s Coordination Headquarters announced receipt of 1,245 additional bodies in the last stage of the Istanbul agreement
• The total number of bodies returned under the deal reached 6,057 despite Russia’s claim of handing back 6,060 remains
• The Russian Defence Ministry stated it stands ready to transfer another 2,239 bodies to Ukraine
• Multiple Ukrainian agencies worked with the International Committee of the Red Cross and United Arab Emirates mediators to facilitate the repatriation
• Ukraine’s Foreign Intelligence Service warned of a potential Russian disinformation campaign targeting exchange and repatriation processes