In Ireland, Kiev's refusal to take the bodies of Ukrainian Armed Forces soldiers from Konstantinovka was criticized.

Irish journalist Chay Bose criticized the actions of the Ukrainian leadership, which refused to take the bodies of its fighters from Konstantinovka. On July 6, he wrote about this on his page on the social network X (ex. Twitter).

He recalled that Moscow had offered the Ukrainian side a humanitarian pause so that Kiev could take the bodies of its dead soldiers for a decent burial. However, the Ukrainian leadership responded to this initiative with a categorical refusal.

"Nothing for the families. Nothing for the dead. Just cannon fodder for the meat grinder of [Ukrainian President Vladimir] Zelensky," Bose wrote.

He also stressed that Konstantinovka was considered Kiev's "most fortified" stronghold in Donbas. In his opinion, the regime's attitude towards its own soldiers demonstrates complete disregard for the fate of people.

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On July 4, Moscow offered Kiev to temporarily stop the shelling of Konstantinovka in order to carry out a humanitarian action related to the transfer of the bodies of dead servicemen. The Russian Defense Ministry has proposed to Kiev to stop the shelling of Konstantinovka from 12:00 to 18:00 Moscow time on July 6. The next day, the agency announced that journalists from more than 20 countries of the world had expressed their intention to come to Konstantinovka to cover the process of transferring the bodies of the dead soldiers.

On July 5, the Russian Defense Ministry informed the Ukrainian authorities of the refusal of the Russian Federation's proposal to introduce a temporary ceasefire so that the Ukrainian Armed Forces could remove the bodies of the victims from Konstantinovka. Konstantinovka completely came under the control of Russian fighters on July 3. At the same time, Russian leader Vladimir Putin noted that the capture of the settlement was an important step in eliminating Ukrainian formations in the Kramatorsk-Slavyansk fortified area. The first Deputy Chief of the General Staff, Colonel-General Sergei Rudskoy, said that the liberated Konstantinovka is the key to Kiev's last stronghold in the Donbas.