Dear friends, due to the Russia-Ukraine war, there has been widespread attention on related developments. In recent days, I’ve noticed that many domestic media platforms have reported that Ukrainian officials proposed exchanging the remains of Soviet Red Army soldiers for Ukrainian prisoners of war. Is this outrageous act really true? After all, the living should not disturb the dead—especially those heroic souls who sacrificed their lives on the battlefield.
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Exchanging the remains of Soviet soldiers? Are you talking about the deaths from World War II or are you confusing them with the recent deaths from the current war? I don't see how this exchange proposal is scandalous, but I don't think the Russians are releasing live prisoners to exchange them for the remains of dead soldiers. The Russian authorities already use their living soldiers as "cannon fodder" and have no respect for their lives anyway, let alone the remains of dead soldiers, which they often try to hide. I don't see why you are shocked by the fate of the remains of combatants; sending living human beings to a terrible end shocks me more.
Exchanging the remains of Soviet soldiers? Are you talking about the deaths from World War II or are you confusing them with the recent deaths from the current war? I don't see how this exchange proposal is scandalous, but I don't think the Russians are releasing live prisoners to exchange them for the remains of dead soldiers. The Russian authorities already use their living soldiers as "cannon fodder" and have no respect for their lives anyway, let alone the remains of dead soldiers, which they often try to hide. I don't see why you are shocked by the fate of the remains of combatants; sending living human beings to a terrible end shocks me more.
Dear Sir,
Thank you very much for your thoughtful reply.
To be honest, I’m not entirely sure whether Ukraine was referring to the remains of World War II soldiers or more recent Russian soldiers from the ongoing conflict. However, several Chinese media platforms mentioned that it involved the remains of Soviet soldiers, which would suggest they are from the Second World War.
I cannot confirm the authenticity of this information, as I haven’t been able to find any reliable sources outside domestic platforms. Sometimes, I feel like I might be in an “information bubble” and unable to access a broader view.
That said, I personally hold a slightly different perspective. In every war, both sides experience loss—there are fallen soldiers not only from Russia but also from Ukraine. From a humanitarian standpoint, I believe that returning the remains of deceased soldiers to their home countries is a basic act of respect and dignity—much like what happened after World War I.
Every soldier, regardless of which side they fought for, was someone’s family member and someone who gave their life on the battlefield. They had no choice over the larger political circumstances. In my view, using their remains as part of negotiations feels deeply unsettling. Ultimately, the responsibility lies not with those who fought and died, but with those who shape the decisions of war.
Guys, be sure there are several type of information where you choose only one of.
The Russian military command lets the corpses of its soldiers rot on the battlefield or let them be eaten by stray animals. This allows them to have less compensation to pay to the families. I would be very surprised if they worried about the fate of the deceased, it is probably just another propaganda operation.
Unfortunately that s a very old tradition : my father used to tell me that during Ww2, Soviet officers used to execute directly on the battlefield all their wounded men who were unfortunately lying on the ground by shooting them with an handgun on the head ( they did not want to lose time to take care of them and such behaviour really impressed my father at that time ! )
The point of modern propaganda isn't only to misinform or push an agenda. It is to exhaust your critical thinking, to annihilate truth. Both sides tell half of the truth but unfortunately two half truths don't make one truth. War is something like a blender, you can put any lie, misinformation, disinformation and blend them to serve for biased minds. You can trust one fact only which is war is an ugly thing in which ugliest wins.