The Ministry of Emergency Situations of Azerbaijan reported that the spread of the fire, which started on August 28, in a forest located in the mountainous land near Solguca in the city of Gabala in Azerbaijan, was brought under control. Firefighters, attendants of the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of Azerbaijan, 3 helicopters, and the residents of the region continue extinguishing efforts.
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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