The death toll from Venezuela's twin earthquakes has risen to 3,342, with 16,740 people injured, National Assembly President Jorge Rodriguez said Sunday.
Rodriguez said in an update on Telegram that the number of people rescued remains at 6,462.
An official report said 17,345 people were also displaced.
Since the magnitude 7.2 and 7.5 earthquakes struck on June 24, Venezuela has recorded 995 aftershocks, according to the update.
Venezuela quakes death toll rises to 3,342
Venezuela quakes death toll rises to 3,342
Kiev has refused to accept the bodies of Ukrainian servicemen who died in Konstantinovka in Donetsk, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Sunday.
The ministry on Saturday expressed Russia's readiness to conduct a humanitarian operation in order to hand over the bodies, and proposed that the Ukrainian side stop shelling Konstantinovka from 12:00 to 18:00 on July 6, 2026.
Kiev was given a deadline of noon Sunday to respond through official designated communication channels.
The ministry said more than 20 media editorial boards from different countries and continents expressed their desire to cover the handover, adding that it would organize the work of journalists in Konstantinovka in the event of the consent of the Ukrainian side.
"After reviewing the proposal with its security agencies, the Ukrainian side turned down this initiative," the ministry stated.
Russia claimed on Friday that its armed forces had taken full control of the city of Konstantinovka in the frontline. The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine denied the claim, saying the city is still under the control of the Ukrainian side.
Ukraine refuses to retrieve bodies of fallen troops: Russian Defense Ministry
