Russia has handed over the remains of 252 Ukrainian soldiers killed in the conflict and received the bodies of 25 Russian troops in return, according to multiple reports.

The transfer reportedly took place on Thursday in Belarus near the Novaya Guta border crossing with Ukraine. Officials and media outlets in all three countries confirmed the details of the repatriations.

Footage from the scene shows monitors from the International Committee of the Red Cross overseeing the transfer.

The disparity in the number of bodies returned is typical, unlike prisoner-of-war swaps, which are generally conducted on an equal basis.

Pro-Kiev commentators have long argued that the imbalance does not reflect the actual ratio of battlefield casualties, as advancing Russian forces are better positioned to recover the bodies of fallen Ukrainian soldiers.…