KYIV, June 7 (Reuters) - Russia has handed over to Kyiv the bodies of 210 Ukrainian fighters, most of whom who died defending the city of Mariupol from Russian forces at a vast steel works, the Ukrainian military said on Tuesday.
Ukrainians were holed up in the Azovstal steelworks for weeks as Russia tried to capture the city. The Ukrainian soldiers eventually surrendered last month and were taken into custody by Russia.“The process of returning the bodies of the fallen defenders of Mariupol is under way. To date, 210 of our troops have been returned – most of them are heroic defenders of Azovstal,” Ukraine’s defence intelligence directorate said on Twitter.
The families of Ukraine’s Azov unit of the national guard had earlier reported the return of some bodies. “It’s important to note that a third of the bodies were Azov fighters, the affiliation of the other fighters to different units is being clarified,” the families said in a statement on Monday.
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