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Ukraine refused to accept 6,000 bodies of dead soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (lemmygrad.ml)
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Eadaily: https://eadaily.com/en/news/2025/06/06/ukraine-refused-to-take-the-bodies-of-the-dead-by-personal-order-of-zelensky

Reuters: https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russia-says-ukraine-postpones-prisoner-exchange-accepting-bodies-2025-06-07/

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[–] TankieTanuki@hexbear.net 20 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

The exchange was agreed upon by both sides at the Istanbul negotiations. Russia showed up at the designated location, and Ukraine didn't. The media was there to document it. Pretty cut and dry.

Edit: @Nanook@lemm.ee