Ukraine says it has received the bodies of 1,000 soldiers from Russia in the latest exchange of those killed in the war as the nearly four-year-old conflict continues to exact a heavy toll on both sides. Russia and Ukraine confirmed the exchange on Thursday, describing it as part of ongoing agreements reached earlier in the war to allow families to bury those killed on the battlefield. Kremlin aide Vladimir Medinsky said that “within the framework of the Istanbul agreements, the bodies of 1,000 dead Ukrainian soldiers have been transferred to Ukraine”, adding that “bodies of 38 dead Russian soldiers have been transferred to Russia”. AdvertisementUkraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned on Wednesday evening that Russia was preparing fresh large-scale strikes on energy targets. Russia and Ukraine held US-mediated consultations in Abu Dhabi last weekend, with another round scheduled for Sunday in the United Arab Emirates.