Ukrainians about to enter cauldron

The Russian Defense Ministry reports that the Armed Forces have captured Verkhnekamenka, Zolotarevka, Belogorovka and have reached the Seversky Donets River, thus closing the encirclement ring around Lisichansk. Several thousand people are "boiling" in the cauldron. 38 Ukrainian servicemen marched towards the Russian troops with their hands held high. Most of them were locals, forcibly conscripted into the army.