On the Russian side, military officials said they had lost 2,004 soldiers.

It came after a difficult week for the Russian side.

And that was merely the Russian side of the equation.

"It seems to me as if the Russian side was raising additional issues," he said.

There he used the opportunity to defect to the Russian side.

Look at it from the Russian side, the captain told himself.

But we lost hope long ago in the Russian side.

Whether this actually comes about largely depends on the Russian side.

Please make this very clear to the Russian side on our behalf.

However, quite the opposite can be observed on the Russian side.