Ukraine has refused to halt the shelling of the town of Kostiantynivka in the east of the country to allow Russia to hand over the bodies of fallen Ukrainian soldiers, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Sunday.

Russia has said it is willing to hand over the bodies of fallen service members to Ukraine in Kostiantynivka and proposed a ceasefire in the city.

The ministry noted that the Ukrainian side should inform the Russian command of its decision via existing intelligence service channels by 12:00 p.m. Moscow time (9:00 a.m. GMT)…