Ukraine and separatists exchange bodies of soldiers killed in Svitlodarsk salient
The bodies of two soldiers killed in the Svitlodarsk salient area near Debaltseve were returned to Ukraine five days after the engagement, the press service of the Ukrainian Armed Forces announced.
"On December 25, in the town of Shchastya (Luhansk region), Ukraine received the bodies of two Ukrainian soldiers killed in the Svitlodarsk salient area on December 18th. This occurred as part of the "Evacuation 200" humanitarian project of the Armed Forces of Ukraine after five days of negotiations during which separatists’ representatives constantly changed the conditions for the transfer of the deceased," the message stated.
In turn, Ukraine returned the bodies of two separatists who died in the conflict. The transfer took place in the presence of the OSCE mission representatives as stipulated in the Minsk Agreements.
During the past day, no Ukrainian soldiers have been killed in the Donbas.