Russia is refusing to take back its dead soldiers to "prevent mothers, wives and daughters from learning the true scale of the war waged by Vladimir Putin", Ukraine has claimed.
Iryna Vereshchuk, Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine and Minister for Reintegration of Temporary Occupied Territories, said the Russians are "refusing to negotiate" on the issue.
She said Vladimir Putin is hiding the scale of the war from Russian families, who
many claim were "deceived" by authorities into sending their sons to fight.
"Obviously, believing that the bodies of servicemen of the Russian Federation are not worthy to return to their homeland and be buried humanely," Ms Vereshchuk said during an all-Ukrainian telethon.
"At the same time, the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has developed and approved a step-by-step procedure for their transfer.
Source : the Telegraph