Russia on Tuesday asked Ukraine’s military to “immediately lay down arms”. Russia has called on Ukrainian fighters laying siege to the port city of Mariupol to drop their resistance as soon as possible. This issued a new ultimatum to the Ukrainian Army.
The Russian Defense Ministry has asked Kyiv to “show prudence and order fighters to lay down their arms.” It has been said that if they give up their stubbornness and start laying their weapons from noon, then they will be allowed to survive.
“We once again call on the Kyiv authorities to show understanding and give relevant orders to the fighters to stop their senseless resistance,” the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement. “But, understanding that they will not receive such instructions and orders from the Kyiv authorities, we call on (the fighters) to voluntarily take this decision and lay down their arms,” he added.
The Russian military’s ultimatum comes at a time when it launched a major ground-level attack on Tuesday to take control of the country’s industrial heartland in eastern Ukraine, which Ukrainian officials called “a new phase of the war.” ” has told.
Ukraine’s General Staff said early on Tuesday that the Russian military had stepped up efforts to take full control of the Donbass region. “The occupiers tried to breach our security cordon along the border,” the General Staff said in a statement.
The attacks were carried out on Monday on a more than 300-mile (480-kilometer) front, targeting the Luhansk and Donetsk regions. Russian forces are trying to advance in several areas, including in neighboring Kharkiv.