During the Russia-Ukraine War, on September 5, 2025, Ukrainian soldiers conducted autopsies on the bodies of six Russian soldiers killed in combat in the wastelands of the Donbas region and loaded them onto a van.

   In the Russia-Ukraine War, Ukrainian soldiers conducted autopsies on the bodies of six Russian soldiers killed in combat on September 5, 2025, in the wastelands of the Donbas region, then loaded them into a van. They carry out their mission driving refrigerated white vans marked with the Red Cross emblem, having recovered over 300 bodies in the Donbas over the past five months. They frequently venture into dangerous areas to recover the bodies and remains of both Ukrainian and Russian military personnel, as well as civilians. 

   They work tirelessly, without rest. They drive, investigate, transport, and search. Always, they say. It is also grueling work. They dig up decomposing bodies of Russian soldiers buried in shallow trenches or collect remains from charred armored vehicles. According to the UN, over 5,000 Ukrainian civilians have died since Russia's invasion in February. 

    Russia's independent media outlet Mediazona has identified 125,681 Russian soldiers killed in Ukraine based on official sources. The latest report covers the period from February 24, 2022, to August 28, 2025, confirming an additional 4,174 Russian military personnel killed in action since the previous update in early August. The current reported death toll includes 34,200 volunteers, 18,100 conscripted prisoners, and 13,500 mobilized soldiers.

Warning: In an idyllic wasteland of the Donbas, there was a van loaded with 6 corpses of Russian soldiers fallen in combat, September 5, 2025.  (@XimenaBorrazas)