MOSCOW: Russia received bodies of 24 soldiers from Kyiv and returned 1000 corpses of Ukrainian servicemen Thursday (18th Sept, 2025).
It is pertinent to mention here that since 2022, when the war commenced between Moscow and Kyiv, tens of thousands of soldiers lost their lives. In this dismal milieu, exchange of POWs and bodies of the slain soldiers are the only instances of cooperation that have been observed by Media personnel covering the war.
Rejecting the plan of foreign troops’ deployment in Ukraine under the umbrella of post-truce security guarantee, Vladimir Putin has warned on 5th Sept that foreign troops would be a legitimate target of Russian military.
“If some troops appear there, especially now during the fighting, we proceed from the premise that they will be legitimate targets,” Putin forewarned. “If decisions are reached that lead to peace, to long-term peace, then I simply do not see any sense in their presence on the territory of Ukraine.”
On 3rd of August the Mayor of Sochi has reported that the massive oil depot fire, caused by a Ukrainian drone attack overnight, has been put off on 3rd of August, 2025.
Furthermore, the governor of Krasnodar region has informed that the incendie commenced when the fuel tank was hit by the Ukrainian drone’s debris. However, the blaze was contained by 127 firefighters. Meanwhile, the flights remained suspended for a while at the nearby airport.
China, Ukraine and USA: Following a four-hour-long meeting in Brussels on 2nd July with the Chief of EU Foreign Affairs Kaja Kallas, Chinese FM Wang Yi stated that his country could not accept Ukraine winning the war against Russia.
It has been reported that, contrary to Beijing’s public stand of neutrality, Wang Yi privately told Kaja Kallas that Russian defeat would enable USA to focus uniquely on China. Savants at the helm of affairs, while deciphering Chinese foreign minister’s remark insinuated that China would prefer a prolonged war in Ukraine to stop USA concentrating fully on it.
Later, on 4th July, Chinese spokesperson Mao Ning said during a regular briefing in Beijing: “China is not a party to the Ukraine issue…China’s position on the Ukraine crisis is objective and consistent, that is, negotiation, ceasefire and peace. A prolonged Ukraine crisis serves no one’s interests. Together with the international community and in light of the will of the parties concerned, we will continue playing a constructive role towards this end.“
Following days of heavy bombardment, Israel has commenced ground operation on 16th Sept to occupy the city as thousands of families are trying to escape. According to a UN-backed initiative, not only the citoyens of Gaza city are presently suffering from the man-made famine, the situation will get worse with the passage of time.
It is pertinent to mention here that 26 Western countries have pledged to deploy troops in Ukraine after any truce, during a rendezvous of the ‘coalition of the willing’ held in Paris on 4th Sept. Kremlin, while rejecting the proposal, held: “We would recognise it as a threat to ourselves – the presence of international forces, or any foreign forces, or NATO forces on Ukrainian soil, near our border.”
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