160 bodies were transported to Kiev, at least 52 of which are considered to be the remains of fighters of the Azov Regiment, said Anna Holovková, spokeswoman for the Azov Regiment.
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Maksym Zhorin, a former commander of the Azov Regiment, confirmed that the remains of the fallen from Azovstal were among those exchanged between Ukraine and the Russian Federation in the ratio of 160 to 160. The exchange took place on June 4, but the Ukrainian ministry did not provide any details. The information was made public only through the bereaved.
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Vyacheslav Drofa, the brother of a fighter from the Azov Regiment, who disappeared and was supposed to die in the metallurgical complex, said that at least two trucks with the dead from Azovstal had arrived at the military hospital in Kiev. Survivors are waiting for DNA analyzes to be performed to identify the remains.
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Drofa said that the remains of his older brother Dmitry had not yet been found. According to him, some are very badly burned.
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Monday that there were still more than 2,500 Ukrainian soldiers from Azovstal in Russian captivity.
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