Militiamen reportedly loaded pro-Russia propaganda leaflets into projectiles and blasted them over Ukrainian-held territory.
Militiamen reportedly loaded pro-Russia propaganda leaflets into projectiles and blasted them over Ukrainian-held territory. The leaflets call for Ukrainian troops to give up their weapons and surrender to enemy forces. Zenger News obtained the video from the People’s Militia of the Luhansk People’s Republic (LPR) on Tuesday. The pro-Russia separatist forces said (in Russian): «The People’s Militia strives to save the lives of Ukrainian soldiers and calls for them to lay down their arms.»
Zvezda, a Russian state-owned nationwide TV network run by the Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD), said the footage was filmed near the city of Zolote, which is currently under the control of the LPR. It said the shells were fused to explode mid-air so that the leaflets would scatter over a large area in Ukrainian-held territory. The leaflets, according to Zvezda, contain detailed information on the procedure for giving up weapons and voluntarily surrendering safely to pro-Russia forces.
