Oyogist has learned that a Russian-backed separatist leader in eastern Ukraine has declared that war is about to begin after ordering women, children, and the elderly to flee the country.
Denis Pushilin, head of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic, appeared on Russian state television just hours after he announced mass evacuations.
Asked point blank by a Rossiya 24 host whether the situation is headed for full-scale war, he said, “Yes, unfortunately. Yes.”
The separatist leader had claimed that “Russian leadership” had authorized his order as Ukraine was preparing a military offensive, which it denies.
