Ukraine anticipates it will take over a year to identify the remains of its citizens returned from Russia, according to Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko.

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.

According to the headquarters, Ukraine has now recovered a total of 6,057 bodies under the framework of the Istanbul arrangements with Russia, which is waging a full-scale war against Ukraine. Ukrainian law enforcement and Interior Ministry forensic experts will now carry out examinations to identify the remains.