Ukrainians in Severodonetsk must ‘give up or die’, says separatist leader

Ukrainian forces in Severodonetsk must surrender or face death, one of the leaders of the separatist group of the self-proclaimed People’s Republic of Donetsk (DPR) in eastern Ukraine said on Monday.

“They have two options: either they follow the example of their colleagues and give up, or they die,” said Eduard Basurin, deputy director of the People’s Militia Department of the RDP, as reported by Russian state media outlet RIA Novosti.

“They have no other option,” he added.

Russian forces currently control most of Severodonetsk, the epicenter of the bloody battle for the Donbass region, but the Ukrainian defense lines do not appear to be completely destroyed.

Serhiy Hayday, head of Luhansk’s regional military administration, said on Monday that Ukraine was still able to evacuate some people from the city but was limited by the scale of the bombing.

Source: CNN Brasil

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