According to Maria Zakharova, on June 7, Russia delivered 1,212 bodies to the designated area on the Belarus-Ukraine border, however, "the Kiev regime refused to accept them"

The trains with the bodies of Ukrainian servicemen will start moving towards the border in an hour, general added

Russian officials await confirmation from Kyiv for soldier body exchange, amid accusations of postponement and escalating conflict in Ukraine.

According to Russian Foreign Ministry Ambassador-at-Large Rodion Miroshnik, Kiev’s refusal is driven not only by fear of public outrage but also by an unwillingness to compensate…

Dmitry Peskov pointed out that Russia is ready to implement the agreements reached in Istanbul

"The Russian side remains ready to implement the agreements that were outlined in Istanbul," Dmitry Peskov said

"In all these years, there has never been clearer evidence of the Kiev regime and its sponsors losing their human nature," Maria Zakharova stressed

According to Maria Zakharova, on June 7, Russia delivered 1,212 bodies to the designated area on the Belarus-Ukraine border, however, "the Kiev regime refused to accept them"

Russian Presidential Aide Vladimir Medinsky noted that on Thursday, Moscow and Kiev will begin urgent "sanitary exchanges" of heavily wounded prisoners of war

The Russian service members are currently in Belarus, receiving the necessary medical and psychological assistance, the Russian Defense Ministry added

"Unfortunately, Ukraine is not ready to carry out swaps at such a pace," the statement reads

Russia transferred 1,200 more bodies of died Ukrainian servicemen, while Kiev did not give any bodies of died Russian military, earlier reports on Friday said

Kiev has not handed over a single body to the Russian side

Moscow says Kyiv failed to return any prisoners in the latest exchange, as fighting continues on the ground.