'Give up or die,' separatist leader warns Ukrainian forces in Severodonetsk
Around 70% of the Severodonetsk is under Russian control
Around 70% of the Severodonetsk is under Russian control
Ukrainian soldiers in Severodonetsk must surrender or face execution, said a commander of the separatist Donetsk Peoples Republic (DPR) in eastern Ukraine.
“They have two options: either follow the example of their colleagues and give up or die,” said Eduard Basurin, deputy head of the People's Militia Department in the DPR, Russian state media outlet RIA Novosti reported.
“They don't have any other option," he added.
The separatist leader told on media outlets, that Ukrainian fighters in the city are now stuck after the city's only bridge in and out was destroyed yesterday.
Approximately 70% of the Severodonetsk is under Russian control.