Russian officials said Sunday that Moscow is still awaiting official confirmation from Ukraine that a of soldiers killed in action will take place, reiterating allegations that Kyiv had postponed the swap.
On the front line in , Russia said that it had pushed into Ukraine's Dnipropetrovsk region.
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