Ukraine Separatist Leaders Say They Will Evacuate Civilians To Russia
NDTV
Russia-Ukraine Crisis: "From today, a mass centralised departure of the population to the Russian Federation has been organised," said Denis Pushilin, head of the so-called Donetsk People's Republic (DPR).
Eastern Ukraine's separatist pro-Moscow republics said they will begin evacuating civilians to Russia Friday as fears of a large-scale conflict grow.
"From today, a mass centralised departure of the population to the Russian Federation has been organised. Women, children and the elderly are subject to be evacuated first," said Denis Pushilin, head of the so-called Donetsk People's Republic (DPR)
In a video message on the Telegram messaging service, he accused Kyiv of planning an imminent attack on the pro-Moscow breakaway territories.
"The president of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky in the near future will give the order for (his) soldiers to go on the offensive," Pushilin said.
