Azot chemical plant: Surrendered Ukrainian fighters testifying against colleagues - WM

Ukrainian fighters who surrendered to Russian-backed troops in the settlement of Metolkine, which Moscow says its forces now control, are testifying against colleagues holed up in a chemical plant in the eastern city of Severodonetsk, Russia’s state news agency Tass has reported.

Fighters from the Luhansk People’s Republic (LPR) on Sunday said that soldiers from Ukraine’s Luhansk-based Aidar Battalion surrendered to the LPR on June 18, during Russia’s capture of Metolkine on the outskirts of Severodonetsk, according to Russia’s news agencies. The fighters did not say how many of Ukraine’s troops had surrendered but claimed the unit’s commander was among them.

Tass on Monday quoted a source close to the LPR saying that Russian-backed separatists are now using information given to them by the Aidar Battalion in negotiations with Ukraine’s soldiers at the Azot chemical plant.