Moscow, Feb 24,(dpa/GNA) – Separatists in eastern Ukraine have sustained both military and civilian casualties in the fighting so far, the head of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic, Denis Pushilin, told Russian state television on Thursday.
Pushilin blamed artillery fire from the Ukrainian army, though the information could not be independently verified. The evacuation of civilians to Russia had been stopped for the time being, Pushilin said, adding that Ukrainian soldiers were surrendering in large numbers. “The number of prisoners is increasing,” Pushilin said, though there was no way to confirm the claim independently.
GNA