7 minutes agoUkraine rejects Marioupol surrender ultimatum
Periskopi(4 years ago)
(4 years ago)It has been several hours since Russia has given Ukraine its deadline to hand over the besieged city of Marioupolis, where 300,000 people are believed to be blocked until supplies are reduced. What had Russia said? The Russian Army has given Ukraine until Monday morning to announce [...]
What had Russia said?
The Russian Army has given Ukraine until Monday morning to announce the city's surrender, promising that in exchange it will guarantee two humanitarian corridors to evacuate people, the BBC reports.
How did Ukraine respond?
Ukraine has rejected this ultimatum.
“There is no room for surrender, our weapons reduction”, Deputy Prime Minister of State said, according to the medium, Ukrainska Pravda.
An adviser to Marioupolis has said of the British broadcaster, BBC, that Russia's promises cannot be trusted and that soldiers will fight until the last fighter.
What can happen now?
It's not clear.
Moscow has not specified what its troops will do unless the demand for surrender is implemented.
