DPR leader accuses Ukrainian forces of shooting civilians and using them as shields

Denis Pushilin, the head of the Donetsk People’s Republic, accused Ukrainian forces of shooting civilians as they retreat and using them as human shields.

The claims were reported by the Russian state news agency TASS.

The DPR Defense Headquarters has urged people in Ukrainian-controlled cities to leave for Donetsk.

The article does not provide independent confirmation of Pushilin’s accusations.