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"Today, repatriation measures took place. 1000 bodies, claimed by the Russian side to belong to Ukrainian servicemen, were returned to Ukraine," Kyiv's Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War said on social media.

But members of the town's Royal Naval Association spotted a man wearing an unusual uniform among the ranks of serving and former servicemen and women.

Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev said in a message to Erdogan he was "deeply saddened by the tragic news of the loss of servicemen", and extended condolences to him and the people of Turkey.

Osechkin has also facilitated the flight from Russia of active servicemen who refused to fight, publicizing their cases and sometimes helping organize accommodation and legal representation for them in European countries.

Ray is the son of an Asian woman and a serviceman who fought in Vietnam.