Ukraine received another 1,245 bodies of its soldiers killed in the war with Russia on Monday in the final stage of the repatriation of remains agreed at talks in Istanbul, Ukrainian officials said.

Ukraine alleged Monday that Russia mixed bodies of its own dead soldiers among the Ukrainian military dead that have been returned, and that more than a million Russians have been killed since conflict began.

Russian air defence successfully eliminated 51 Ukrainian drones over the Belgorod region within three and a half hours. The incident occurred between 8 p.m. and 11.30 p.m. This event is part of ongoing drone-based skirmishes between the nations,