Russian marines Kaliningrad
Russian marines during the International Army Games at the Khmelevka firing ground in the Kaliningrad region on August 17, 2022.
  • A Ukrainian human-rights group says Russian commanders are charging families to retrieve remains.
  • Crimea SOS accused the Russians of charging some $1,500 to bring the bodies of dead soldiers home.
  • The commanders said the bodies were in "inconvenient" locations, per Crimea SOS.

A Ukrainian human-rights organization says some Russian commanders are charging the families of dead soldiers to bring their remains home. 

Crimea SOS, a Ukraine-based NGO, posted a report on its website on Thursday saying it has evidence of three to four such cases. It didn't share the evidence itself.