Irpin mayor says the Russians offered him to surrender the town
Tuesday, 8 March 2022, 10:30
The Mayor of Irpin Oleksandr Markushin informed that the Russian occupying forces had offered him to surrender the town.
Source: Markushin in his Telegram
Details: The mayor reports to have received a message from someone with an offer to surrender Irpin, save lives and health, as well as earn money. Markushyn was given 24 hours to respond. He refused the offer, sending "-" as his answer.
Markushin says: "I received a message from the occupiers threatening my life and health and the actual demand for the complete surrender of Irpin.
"I'm surprised that these "monsters" still haven't understood - Irpin does not give in, Irpin is not for sale, Irpin is fighting!
"I am making a public counter-proposal to the occupiers to leave the Irpin community within 24 hours and save the lives and health of several thousand Russian troops who are awaited at home by their mothers, sisters, daughters, grandmothers, and lovers.
"Return to Russia, and I will greet the women of Irpin without you." (Here, Markushin makes a reference to the International Women’s Day celebrated on 8 March - ed.)
Background: On 7 March, the Deputy Head of Kharkiv Regional Administration Roman Semenukha similarly reported that the Russian occupying forces offered him to begin negotiations on the transfer of authority over the area to them.
