“The content of the radio interceptions (367 received over the past day alone) indicates that the resisting militants are in a hopeless situation, with virtually no food and water.
They persistently demand permission from the official authorities of Kyiv to lay down their arms and surrender,” Mizintsev said in a statement to TASS.
It is noted that the Ukrainian authorities categorically forbid them to surrender.
It is also reported that on April 16, radio communications by militants intensified sharply.
It also became known that the Russian armed forces are offering the nationalists blocked in Mariupol to lay down their arms from 06:00 on April 17.