The bodies of 250 Ukrainian soldiers who died in fighting in a heavily contested eastern region of the country have been handed over by Russia, authorities in Kiev said on Friday. The soldiers had been killed in Bakhmut, Marinka, Avdiivka, Mariupol and elsewhere in the Russian-occupied Donetsk region, the Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War said. The transfer was carried out with the help of organizations such as the International Red Cross, the headquarters said in a Telegram message. After the bodies have been identified, they will be handed over to relatives for …