Kyiv said on Saturday that Russia had returned 528 bodies to Ukraine, identified as Ukrainian soldiers killed in action, in one of the few areas of cooperation between the warring neighbors. “As a result of repatriation efforts, the bodies of 528 deceased individuals have been returned to Ukraine; according to the Russian side, they may be Ukrainian servicemen,” Ukraine's prisoners of war center stated on social media, without specifying when the remains were received.

On 16 May, the bodies of 528 fallen Ukrainian defenders were repatriated. Identification by investigative authorities is ongoing.

The Russian side has not commented on whether Ukraine transferred the bodies of Russian soldiers in return.