Ukrainian search unit exhumes remains of Russian soldier in Donetsk
Russia-Ukraine war
The remains of a Russian soldier were exhumed by a Ukrainian search unit in an eastern Donetsk village on Saturday (July 15). They said that the soldier was killed in combat months ago.
Ever since the Russia-Ukraine war started, the search unit named 'Platsdarm' has been working in the eastern part of the country to retrieve both civilian and military remains from the battlefield.
Oleksii Yukov, who is the head of the search unit, said as quoted by the news agency Reuters that they had found the 445th Russian soldier near Dolyna.
That particular region was on the frontline until Ukraine regained parts of the Donetsk region in September last year. Yukov told the news agency that the Ukrainian military had flagged former Russian military positions to his team.
Also read:Crimean Bridge: At least two killed during 'emergency' situation, Ukraine reports of blasts
As translated by Reuters, Yukov said, "This is the 445th body (of a Russian soldier in east Ukraine). And imagine how many of their (Russian) families they have destroyed and how many of our people (Ukrainians) they have destroyed."
)
What’s in a name? Trump’s 'Lake America' move gets a tit-for-tat response from Canada
)
Trump gifts Xi a bald eagle sculpture at White House dinner: Here’s what it symbolises
)
‘Not just a local tragedy’: Nepal PM Shah warns UN of growing climate threat, says Nepal floods were 'a warning to the world'
)
CNN, Politico and MS NOW back in White House after judge blocks Trump’s media ban
)
US judge questions Trump’s decision to ban CNN, MS NOW and Politico from White House
)
Farhan, who went viral for AK47 celebration vs India in Asia Cup, hopes to lead Pakistan beyond Asian Games
)
'We would all be dead': Netanyahu defends decision to strike Iran's nuclear facilities in his UN speech
)
IIT Bombay CCTV footage emerges: Sahil Wakode seen looking at phone in examination hall
)
Cyclone Arnab: Landfall expected before midnight tomorrow as IMD issues orange alerts across six states
)
Welcome actor Mushtaq Khan dies at 56 after battling cancer
)
Trump's welcome to Xi demonstrates 'attraction' to dictators: Chuck Schumer
)
WION Iconic Tourism Summit 2026: Union Minister Shekhawat on 'experiential travel', peace diplomacy
)
Nations League: Germany draw on Klopp debut; Portugal, Norway win
)
Scientists detect first radio signals directly from faraway planet
)
A seven-day roadmap? Iran proposes plan to end war, reopen Strait of Hormuz and resume nuclear talks
)
China to test supersonic jet that moves at Mach 2, double the speed of sound
)
Xi Jinping's 'special plane' vs Trump's Air Force One: What's the difference?
)
UNGA 2026: Israeli PM attacks Britain, France for past colonialism
)
West Indies coach Sammy looking at India series as opportunity to finetune ahead of ODI World Cup 2027 qualifiers
)
‘We’ve never gotten along better’: Trump praises Xi, jokes about White House ballroom at high-stakes state dinner
)
Nearly half of young people trust AI over humans to check facts, major study finds
)
'Partners rather than rivals': Xi Jinping's first message after landing in US for Trump summit
)
Yemen called Trump for US military support in fight against Houthis: Official
)
2,000-foot tube, laser tests and more: China builds towns to expand nuclear arsenal, satellite images show
)
Meet Adrian Abraham: 9-year-old Indian-origin guitar prodigy aiming for a Guinness World Record
)
US faces fresh cost crunch as mortgage rates hit 7%, oil tops $107 and gas prices surge
)
Trump-Xi state dinner 2026: Who is invited? Full guest list of tech CEOs, business leaders and officials
)
Alarming video emerges as landslide damages houses in Sikkim’s Rimbi village. Watch
)
'Making history': Xi Jinping praises Trump as US-China leaders dine at White House
)
Australian PM Anthony Albanese calls OpenAI AI incident 'unacceptable' after restricted data access
)
'What kind of confession is this?': Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif’s 'terrorists would be roaming New York' remark goes viral, raises alarm online. Watch
&im=FitAndFill=(700,400))
Netanyahu at UN: Mass walkout, attack on Mamdani and Iran threats | In Pics
)
'We do not wish to continue. It's America that must choose': Iran president Pezeshkian calls on US to end war
)
WION Iconic Tourism Summit: How local tourism MSMEs must upskill for AI integration
)
Bollywood mourns Mushtaq Khan: Sunny Deol, Rajpal Yadav and others pay tribute
)
EC appointment law: Why is the 2023 act controversial, and what happens next? WION explains
)
Who is Lt-Gen Nauman Mahmood, Pakistan's first secretary general of Makkah Defence Alliance?
)
Israeli envoy to US Yechiel Leiter’s son critically injured in West Bank ramming attack
)
'Fund people, not bombs': Hundreds take to New York streets as Netanyahu delivers speech at UN; dozens arrested
"This is the madness they brought along (when invading Ukraine). They have no life, and we have no life. This is crazy, just crazy. And just like that, these Russian boys are lying here on foreign land, nobody needs them except for their relatives and friends, because, I think, the state doesn’t really need them there. Nobody, no problem," he added.
He said, "Their relatives might also care about them. Therefore, you need to understand that our boys are also lying somewhere, and we are coming back for them anyway. If we do not come back, then at least we will get them in exchange so that they (Russians) see that we treat the dead like human beings and want the same attitude towards the dead from the other side. Because if we treat the dead badly, then we as humanity have failed."
Also read:Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin appears ‘half-naked’ in bizarre photo since aborted mutiny: Reports
Russian army identification mark
He also said that the team believes that a Russian army identification mark discovered among the remains indicates that the remains are most likely those of a Russian soldier.
According to Yukov, a Russian token of their armed forces with a number was discovered which acted as it's called a personal identification mark.
"This identity will already be established and during the exchange for Ukrainian dead it will help us a lot with the information that will be provided by the Russian side regarding this person," he said.
During the course of the war, Ukraine and Russia have staged regular prisoner exchanges, sometimes exchanging soldiers' corpses.
Disclaimer: A number of claims and counterclaims are being made on the Ukraine-Russia conflict on the ground and online. While WION takes utmost care to accurately report this developing news story, we cannot independently verify the authenticity of all statements, photos and videos.
(With inputs from agencies)
WATCH WION LIVE HERE
You can now write for wionews.com and be a part of the community. Share your stories and opinions with us here.