International Space Station (ISS) astronauts went on a spacewalk to continue the installation of solar panels on the ISS, which was delayed due to technical problems last Wednesday. Astronauts Pesquet and Kimbrough from ISS Expedition 65 began the spacewalk by exiting the Quest airlock of ISS to continue the installation of the second part of the 6 solar panels.
The new panels will help the space station meet its power needs.
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.
TR