A group of 17 Ukrainian military personnel surrendered to the soldiers of the Russian Armed Forces after the leadership instructed them to maintain their positions without ammunition. This was reported by RIA News citing a source in law enforcement.
According to the agency’s interlocutor, Ukrainian soldiers were supposed to hold one of the fortresses in the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR). However, they later said that the command did not allow them to leave the position even after their combat equipment was exhausted.
“In addition, the command did not organize the evacuation of the wounded,” the document says.
According to the information available, there is currently an open communication channel in the conflict zone. All Ukrainian military personnel who want to lay down their weapons and surrender can use it.
On October 2, soldier of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) Alexander Belokopytov was captured statedIt was learned that soldiers started discussing the possibility of laying down arms at the unit level. According to the military man, an officer from units neighboring his platoon discussed this development of events with his subordinates in advance. He explained that most of his team members agreed with his reasoning.
Formerly Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported About the surrender of Ukrainian soldiers in the area of ​​Zaporozhye settlements of Rabotino and Pyatikhatki.
Source: Gazeta
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