Konotop mayor given an ultimatum to surrender or the city would be razed by shelling

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Russian forces in Ukraine moved to tighten their siege of key cities, including the capital, Kyiv, and the southern port of Mariupol, as one mayor told residents he had been given an ultimatum to surrender or the city would be razed by shelling.

At an outdoor meeting Artem Semenikhin, the mayor of Konotop, in the eastern Sumy region, told residents: “They have given us an ultimatum. If we start resisting, they’ll wipe out the town using artillery.”

“If you are for it, we’ll fight,” Semenikhin is heard telling a crowd of residents. “Who votes to fight?” he shouts as residents shout back, insisting they will resist.

Amid renewed heavy shelling, the mayor of Kharkiv, also in the country’s east, said he had no intention of surrendering.

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[SheltieLover]

1. Where are the donated planes & ammo?

[Irish_Dem]

2. Churchill moment: We will never surrender.

The Ukrainians are incredibly brave.

[Doc Sportello]

3. Ukranian medic said Russia is attacking buses of refugees and destroying towns

Just now on CNN, accompanied by video showing a town destroyed by shelling. She was describing her hometown. She also said that in negotiations Russia had agreed to a green zone to allow a refugee convoy of buses to get away from the fighting, then attacked it.

This is just terrorism in order to get Ukraine to surrender. And it's stupid and insane because even if they subdue it the Ukrainians will continue an insurgency.