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Ukraine estimates that at least 5,000 Russian soldiers are surrounded in the city of Limán

KIEV, 1 Oct.

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Ukraine estimates that at least 5,000 Russian soldiers are surrounded in the city of Limán

KIEV, 1 Oct. (DPA/EP) -

The Ukrainian government estimates that at least 5,000 Russian soldiers are surrounded by Ukrainian national defense forces in the city of Limán, considered the gateway to the Lugansk region, partially controlled by Russian troops in eastern Ukraine.

The pro-Russian authorities had already confirmed that the military in Liman are under siege after a new Ukrainian operation launched in recent days.

Now, the Ukrainian governor of the Lugansk region, Serhiy Haidai, has confirmed the approximate number of Russian soldiers surrounded. "They asked the command of the Russian Army to let them leave the area, but their request was rejected," he said.

"Now they have three options: either they surrender, or they try to cross the fence, or they all die together," declared the governor, before confirming that it is the largest contingent of Russian soldiers under siege since the beginning of the war.

The leader of the self-proclaimed People's Republic of Donetsk, Denis Pushilin, already recognized this Friday the siege in the city and described as "worrying" the information that arrives on the ground.

The pro-Russian leader called for "resisting" against the attacks of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, which have made significant progress in the eastern zone since they began a military counteroffensive a month ago.

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday signed the annexation of territories under his control in Donetsk, Lugansk, Jershon and Zaporiyia, in a new step to try to legitimize Russian sovereignty over militarily occupied territories.

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