Ukrainian reservists who surrendered in positions near Severodonetsk. Video frame SEVERODONETSK, June 21 Nine Ukrainian reservists laid down their arms and surrendered without resistance near Sirotino in the suburbs of Severodonetsk, a correspondent of RIA Novosti reported. According to the prisoners, they were mobilized in May in military unit number 3035 , which until 2014 was stationed in Lugansk, and then in Kharkov. Among those who surrendered are three from Severodonetsk and Rubizhne, one contract soldier, as well as residents of Lviv, Ternopil, Vinnitsa and the Kharkov region. In Severodonetsk, Ukrainian troops suffer critical losses and retreat towards Lisichansk, and in Svyatogorsk, which is located to the west, the Ukrainian group has lost control over most of the city. Martial law is in effect in Ukraine, general mobilization has been declared. Men liable for military service are prohibited from leaving the country. On February 24, Russia launched a special military operation to demilitarize and denazify Ukraine. Vladimir Putin called its goal «the protection of people who have been subjected to harassment and genocide by the Kyiv regime for eight years.» commanders
