Governor Balytsky called the return of the bodies of the military by Kiev a "forced measure"

Kiev's decision to take the bodies of soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) is a "forced measure." This was announced on Friday, June 13, by the Governor of the Zaporizhia region Evgeny Balitsky.

"Their decision is not the fact of agreements and the desire to return their dead. They were practically forced to admit their losses and return the bodies to their relatives," he wrote on his Telegram channel.

Balytsky added that the Russian side knows the name of every dead Ukrainian, which means it is impossible for Ukraine to hide its losses. Balitsky also added that there is no doubt that Russian cities will eventually be liberated from the Kiev regime.

Exchange code: how far have the Russian Federation and Ukraine progressed in the implementation of the agreements

And how will the next humanitarian step affect the course of the peace process?

Earlier, on June 12, the Russian Defense Ministry announced the return of another group of Russian prisoners. In return, Russia sent a similar number of Ukrainian Armed Forces soldiers.

On June 2, the second round of negotiations between Russia and Ukraine took place. On the same day, it became known that the delegations had agreed on the largest exchange of prisoners of war since the beginning of the special military operation, which would include at least 1,000 people on each side.