Secret Soldiers
Lesson Brief
Vedmosti
Despite a fragile ceasefire between Ukrainian forces and pro-Russia separatists, there is another side of the war that is coming into the fold. Families and friends of Russian soldiers killed while secretly serving in Ukraine are demanding to know what happened to their loved ones. On Monday, the Russian Defense Ministry refused to answer Duma deputy Dmitry Gudkov's request for information about the hundreds of Russian soldiers killed in Ukraine. The Defense Ministry maintains that there are no Russian soldiers fighting in Ukraine and has blamed these rumors primarily on Ukraine and Western media sources.
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- merit, service
- заслуг
- to reference, to mention, to refer to
- ссылаться
- by name
- поименно
- to refuse, to decline, to reject
- отказываться/отказаться
- courage, valor
- мужество
- indeed, really, actually
- действительно
- closedness
- закрытость
- to be awarded
- награждена
- to contact, to turn to, to address
- обратиться
- provision, accordance
- предоставление