The two Ukrainian soldiers' father was able to retrieve their bodies and take them away from the battlefield for their funeral.
A Ukrainian town has paid tribute to two brothers, who local media report were born in Russia, following their deaths fighting to defend Ukraine.
The brothers' father, Oleg Butusin, reportedly moved the family from Russia to live in Ukraine in 2014 out of the desire to flee Russian leaderSoldiers carry portraits during a funeral ceremony for Ukrainian defenders, brothers Roman and Leonid Butusin, in the town of Kalush in the Ivano-Frankivsk region, western Ukraine, on April 4, 2022.The father also volunteered to fight the Russians and was also able to retrieve the bodies of his two sons and take them from the battlefield, TCH said.
During the procession, people spoke to local media praising the two men for fighting in the Ukrainian army, according to a"Today we have gathered here to meet our heroes who laid down their lives for the freedom of Ukraine, defended our state with dignity," local Natalia Kulbanska said.
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