The head of the self-proclaimed Donetsk people’s republic, Denis Pushylin, announced a general mobilization.
The leader of the Luhansk People’s Republic, Leonid Pasechnik, made a similar decision. He also banned men aged 18 to 55 from leaving the “republic”.
Local residents continue to leave the self-proclaimed republics. On the previous day, Pushilin and Pasechnik announced mass evacuations to Russia.
According to the authorities of the republics, 28,000 people have already arrived in Russia.
The leader of the Luhansk People’s Republic, Leonid Pasechnik, made a similar decision. He also banned men aged 18 to 55 from leaving the “republic”.
Local residents continue to leave the self-proclaimed republics. On the previous day, Pushilin and Pasechnik announced mass evacuations to Russia.
According to the authorities of the republics, 28,000 people have already arrived in Russia.