US EditionPutin Claims Russian Troops Have Surrounded 2 Ukrainian Cities but Ukraine Says that's Not True
Putin offered to negotiate surrender of Ukrainian troops amid fighting, but Ukrainian officials call the encirclement claims false and say the situation is controlled.
- Putin claimed Russian troops have surrounded the Ukrainian cities of Pokrovsk and Kupiansk, but Ukraine denied these claims, calling them "fabrications and fantasies".
- Putin suggested letting journalists visit the areas to see "the condition the encircled Ukrainian troops are there" so that Ukraine could decide the fate of its citizens.
- While Russian forces have advanced in the Pokrovsk area, they "almost certainly do not currently control any positions within the city of Pokrovsk itself", according to a US think tank.
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The Russian President presents the Poseidon torpedo, ensures that in Kupiansk and Pokrovsk Ukrainian forces are encircled and seems to invite Kiev to surrender. Then the provocation: "The foreign media come to the front to realize what happens"
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Russian President Vladimir Putin stated that Russian troops have surrounded Ukrainian forces in two key cities in eastern Ukraine and offered to negotiate an agreement for their surrender. Ukrainian military authorities strongly denied the claim.
Russia estimates at half a hundred the fenced battalions -18 in Kupiansk and 31 on the outskirts of Pokrovsk, with a total of 10,500 men - although military bloggers and independent experts have questioned such claims.
Putin Claims Russian Troops Have Surrounded 2 Ukrainian Cities but Ukraine Says That's Not True
Russian President Vladimir Putin claimed Wednesday that Russian troops have surrounded Ukrainian forces in two key eastern cities of Ukraine and offered to negotiate a deal for their surrender. Ukrainian military officials vigorously denied the claim.
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The Tribune-DemocratPutin claims Russian troops have surrounded 2 Ukrainian cities, but Ukraine says that's not true
KYIV, Ukraine — Russian President Vladimir Putin claimed Wednesday that Russian troops have surrounded Ukrainian forces in two key eastern cities...
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