Ukraine exchanged dead soldiers’ bodies with Russia for the first time

“Russia and Ukraine conducted an exchange of the bodies of 160 servicemen killed in battle on each side,” Bloomberg reported on June 4, citing a statement from Ukrainian officials, adding that the exchange took place on the line of communication in the Zaporizhzhia region for two days. before.

Russian President Vladimir Putin launched a special military operation against Ukraine on February 24. Since then, this is the first time Moscow – Kiev has openly exchanged the bodies of dead soldiers.

The conflict between the two sides has passed the 100-day mark, but there seems to be no sign of abating, especially in eastern Ukraine.

The Russia-Ukraine conflict has passed its 100th day and the two sides exchanged dead soldiers for the first time. Photo: Reuters

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky in an interview with Newsmax channel on June 1 and quoted by TASS news agency (Russia) unexpectedly revealed the number of Ukrainian soldiers killed every day in the conflict with Russia.

“The situation in eastern Ukraine is very difficult. We are losing 60-100 soldiers and about 500 people are injured every day in the fighting,” – President Zelensky confirmed.

Kiev continues to urge the US and the West to provide them with “game-changing” weapons. In fact, the diplomatic path to resolve the conflict between the two sides is still at an impasse.

In that context, adviser to the Ukrainian president, Mykhailo Podolyak, emphasized that dialogue with Moscow is meaningless when Kiev has not been able to repel Russian troops to strengthen its position at the negotiating table.

“As long as we have not received enough weapons, our position has not improved and we have not pushed back the Russian troops as far as possible towards the border, there is no point in holding negotiations” – Adviser Mykhailo Podolyak 4-6 statements.