Ukraine–Russia

Budanov says Ukraine has received more than 26,000 bodies Russia says are those of fallen service members

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MOVEMENT
Location
Ukraine
Actors
Ukraine · Russia
Importance
Notable

The account reports that Ukraine has received more than 26,000 bodies that Russia says belong to fallen Ukrainian service members, according to Kyrylo Budanov, and that Kyiv is accelerating identification efforts by creating an interagency group and expanding access to international DNA testing capacity. The post does not give the date of Budanov's statement, the period the returns cover, or any independent confirmation of the figure.

Verification: unverified

Evidence: Post relaying Budanov on bodies of fallen Ukrainian service members received

Single aggregator account of a statement by the Ukrainian military intelligence chief. The figure is Russian-transferred and unverified independently.