
Russia says Mariupol surrender ultimatum rejected and threatens elimination of resistance
CNN
Russia's Ministry of Defense confirmed Sunday that an ultimatum for Ukrainian soldiers still resisting an unrelenting assault in parts of the the devastated southeastern city to surrender had been ignored.
In a statement, it said that the surrounded Ukrainian soldiers at the Azovstal plant "were offered to voluntarily lay down arms and surrender in order to save their lives."
"However, the Kiev nationalist regime, according to the radio intercept, forbade negotiations about surrendering," the Ministry claimed.

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