Ukraine retrieved the bodies of 82 of its soldiers from Russian-controlled territory on Friday, a government ministry said.

Ukrainian and Russian forces have held regular prisoner exchanges during Moscow's full-scale invasion, which is now in its 14th month. Russia holds swathes of territory in Ukraine's east and south.

The Ministry of Reintegration of the Temporarily Occupied Territories gave no details about how it retrieved the bodies, but said it was carried out "in accordance with the norms of the Geneva Convention."