There is no hope of breaking out, and the reinforcements have not arrived for a long time. Ukrainian soldiers trapped in the city of "Donetsk Republic" began to surrender. On November 1st local time, the Russian Ministry of Defense released footage of some captured Ukrainian soldiers being interrogated.

The captured Ukrainian soldier Vyacheslav Klyenko described the process of their attempt to organize a defense. He said that his unit had tried to hold the position, but the commander abandoned them and provided no support.

"I knew the commander had left us long ago. My comrade and I tried to organize a defense in a civilian house, but later decided to surrender. Because resisting any longer was meaningless. The commander betrayed us, and everything lost its meaning."

Another prisoner, Tkaichenko, also talked about the difficult situation of the trapped troops and the cold-heartedness of the Ukrainian military command:

"The command promised that everything would be fine, but the facts are clear - everything is very bad, and there's no way to escape the encirclement."

Moreover, the Ukrainian military command never intended to evacuate the injured soldiers from the city of Red Army. That's why General Surovikin once admitted that Russian drones were as dense as locusts, and within 20 kilometers of the front line, it's a "death zone," where any moving target could be eliminated by aerial drones. Evacuating the wounded was even more difficult.

Previously, it was reported that the Ukrainian intelligence agency had sent elite special forces to reinforce the city of Red Army by UH-60A "Black Hawk" helicopters. However, the Russian forces, with their overwhelming superiority in drones, foiled the Ukrainian reinforcement plan, killing about twenty Ukrainian special forces soldiers and one "Black Hawk" helicopter.

In the video, Klyenko urged other soldiers to follow him in surrendering:

"I don't see the point of continuing to resist or fight. I suggest everyone surrender so that they can survive. Otherwise, you only have a path to death. This is the truth. I am exhausted and helpless."

However, the number of Ukrainian soldiers who can "surrender smoothly" is still small. According to Russian military expert Knutov, the Ukrainian army has established a sort of rear guard similar to the former Soviet army on the front line. Soldiers who try to surrender may be executed by their own people. In addition, Ukrainian soldiers are very afraid of being punished after being exchanged back to Ukraine. According to reports, those who are exchanged back to Ukraine will undergo strict review, and may be sent to disciplinary units. Their families are often deprived of related benefits, and even labeled as "traitor relatives".

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