“The servicemen of the 57th Motorized Rifle Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine voluntarily laid down their arms and went over to the side of the LPR.

After the end of the hostilities, they will be released home, ”the statement of the People’s Militia of the LPR says.

In a video posted on the Telegram channel of the military department of the republic, the Ukrainian military leave their positions with white flags.

Russian President Vladimir Putin earlier said that all Ukrainian military who refuse to obey Kiev's criminal orders and lay down their arms will be able to leave the war zone without hindrance.