Past the time limit for Russia’s call to surrender, Ukraine has 5 people to give up their weapons

Damaged buildings in the southern city of Mariupol, Ukraine April 19 – Photo: REUTERS

According to Reuters news agency, thousands of Russian servicemen, supported by artillery and rocket trucks, are trying to advance in the area. Battle of Donbass – a Russian attempt to breach Ukraine’s defenses along the Donbass and Kharkov regions.

According to a report by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Russia’s goal is to completely control the Donetsk and Lugansk regions, which are controlled by the separatists in the Donbass region, and to protect other controlled areas.

Major Serhiy Volyna, commander of one of the last units believed to be holding in the city of Mariupol, said his forces could only live a few days or hours. He called for international support to get out of the encirclement.

The separatists said that around 2pm Russia time (18h Vietnam time), the deadline set by Russia, only five people surrendered. With the previous ultimatum, no one came out.

According to Russia’s Sputnik news agency, the self-proclaimed People’s Republic of Donestk (DPR) said that five Ukrainian soldiers at the besieged Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol had laid down their weapons.

DPR forces said on their Telegram channel: “After hearing the proposal of the DPR Militia and the Russian armed forces, 5 servicemen of the Ukrainian armed forces laid down their weapons and voluntarily left the Azovstal factory. “.

Previously, in the second ultimatum issued on April 19, the Russian Ministry of Defense affirmed that the Russian armed forces, based on humanitarian principles, once again proposed the fighters of the battalions. Nationalists and foreign mercenaries cease their military activities from 2 p.m. Russian time on April 20 and lay down their arms.”

Russia pledged that “all those who drop their guns will be guaranteed to survive”.