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The Axiom-3 crew was joyfully welcomed to the International Space Station (ISS) by the “Expedition 70” astronauts and cosmonauts. After the welcoming ceremony, the astronauts made speeches for the world and their own countries. The astronauts were equipped with badges placed on their collars afterwards.

“I would like to express my gratitude to Gazi Mustafa Kemal Atatürk and his comrades, who established the Republic of Türkiye and entrusted it to us, to all our martyrs who died for this country, to our state with its strong will that enabled us to step here, and to our nation for providing us with these opportunities. The future is in the sky,” said the first Turkish astronaut, Alperen Gezeravcı, in Turkish.

The astronauts will conduct numerous scientific experiments focusing on human physiology and industrial developments during their time in space.

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Russia Returns 1,000 Ukrainian Bodies in Istanbul-Mediated Exchange

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Russia has handed over the bodies of 1,000 Ukrainian soldiers in exchange for 19 Russian soldiers as part of an agreement reached during peace talks in Istanbul.

Russian Vice President Vladimir Medinsky stated, “As a continuation of the Istanbul agreements, we returned 1,000 bodies of Ukrainian soldiers today and received the bodies of 19 of our own. May they all rest in peace in their homeland.”

The Kremlin confirmed that the exchange follows the second round of peace talks held in June in Istanbul. According to Russian state agency TASS, the transfer marks the beginning of a broader process to return 3,000 Ukrainian soldiers’ bodies.

 

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