Chris Parry and Andrew Bagshaw's bodies recovered in prisoner swap - Ukraine

The bodies of 2 British men killed successful eastbound Ukraine person been recovered arsenic portion of a captive swap with Russia.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's main of unit said the bodies of Chris Parry, 28, and Andrew Bagshaw, 47, had been returned.

The 2 were killed past period erstwhile they were caught during shelling successful eastbound Ukraine.

No denotation has been fixed arsenic to erstwhile their bodies volition beryllium handed to British embassy staff.

The 2 volunteers were past seen heading to the metropolis of Soledar connected 6 January.

Mr Bagshaw's household said the brace were attempting to rescue an aged pistillate erstwhile their cars were deed by a shell.

Soledar had been the absorption of aggravated warring and past period Russia's subject claimed to person captured the Ukrainian salt-mine municipality aft a agelong battle. The authorities successful Kyiv disputed the claim.

Andriy Yermak, Ukraine's main of staff, said 116 Ukrainian soldiers had been released, including defenders of Mariupol, partisans from Kherson and snipers from Bakhmut, arsenic good arsenic 2 unit from peculiar operations.

Russia's defence ministry said 63 servicemen had been returned arsenic portion of a "complex mediation process".

It said it included radical of a "sensitive category" acknowledgment to the mediation of the United Arab Emirates, though it did not specify what those radical did.

It is the 2nd captive swap carried retired betwixt the 2 countries truthful acold this year.

Mr Yermak said Ukraine is continuing efforts to bring everyone home.