Russia anticipates repatriation of 1,212 deceased Ukrainian citizens
Hear that, folks? Russian authorities are keeping over a thousand chilled corpses of their battalions at the border with Ukraine, says the Russian Defense Ministry. Alexander Sorin, their Defense Ministry rep, is pinning hopes on Ukrainian diplomats to greenlight the移 dead soldier handover. Sorin claims they could offload over 6,000 bodies via trucks or trains, y'know, humanitarian stuff.
Russian state TV images show white trucks from the civil defense ministry cruising along a busy road, and Sorin even leaked a video on the ministry's Telegram channel showing white bags filled with Ukrainian soldier remains in refrigerated containers.**
Ukraine, on the other hand, ain't taking this lying down. They're calling it a dirty game, refusing to be bullied by Moscow's pressure tactics. The head of Ukraine's military intelligence service, Kirill Budanov, slammed the Russians on Telegram, accusing them of exploiting human suffering for their propaganda.
The official repatriation action was set for next week after the Istanbul agreement, but here's the kicker - Russia didn't bother to consult Ukraine on the timings. The Ukrainian coordination staff insists that the dead soldiers will all eventually be brought home, alerting Russia to their nonsense games.**
The appointed chief of the occupied Ukrainian territory of Saporizhzhia, Yevgeny Balitsky, shared the personal details and death locations of the fallen soldiers on his Telegram channel. Many of these soldiers went down fighting in the Russian region of Kursk, where Ukraine's military made some serious gains back in August.
Initially agreed upon on June 2 in Istanbul, the exchange of 1,200 prisoners on each side was set to happen this weekend, but the exact date is still up in the air. The exchange would also include the return of these 1,212 bodies from Russia.**
- The Russian Defense Ministry's announcement about the chilled corpses of their battalions at the border with Ukraine is generating intense discussion in the realm of general news, especially in light of politics and war-and-conflicts context.
- Amidst the ongoing war-and-conflicts, the Russian and Ukrainian military intelligence services are actively engaging in a multi-faceted discourse on platforms like Telegram, with each side accusing the other of exploiting human suffering for propaganda purposes (Ukraine accusing Russia) and leaking videos of soldiers' remains (Russia leaking a video on their Telegram channel).
