MOSCOW: Ukraine and Russia exchanged the bodies of deceased soldiers on Thursday, ‌officials said.

Kyiv ‌received 1,000 ‌bodies ⁠that Russia says ⁠belong to the Ukrainian military, the Ukrainian center handling prisoner ⁠of war swaps said ‌on ‌the Telegram ‌app.

Ukraine handed over ‌41 dead Russians, Russia’s RBC news outlet cited lawmaker ‌Shamsail Saraliyev as saying.

The two ⁠sides ⁠have periodically exchanged their war dead in the course of the conflict.