нет, российская армия не была.
и Дебальцево было оставлено украинской армией - тоже правда.
а посрамлен был лично Вова Путин и лидеры ополченцев, утверждавшие, что "единственный шанс сохранить жизни украинских солдат - сдаться в плен и сложить оружие" :
Associated Press reporters saw several dozen Ukrainian troops retreating with their weapons from Debaltseve on Wednesday morning, covered in dirt and looking exhausted. Some were driving to the nearby town of Artemivsk in trucks while several others, unshaven and visibly upset, were on foot. One soldier spoke of heavy government losses, while another said they had not been able to get food for days because of the rebel shelling.
"We're very happy to be here," the hungry soldier told the AP. "We were praying all the time and already said goodbye to our lives a hundred times."
By Wednesday morning, the army had withdrawn 80 percent of its troops from the town and two more columns had yet to leave, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said. He denied claims by the rebels that the Ukrainians were surrounded and said the troops were leaving Debaltseve with their weapons and ammunition.
"Debaltseve was under our control, it was never encircled. Our troops and formations have left in an organized and planned manner," he said in televised comments.
Russian President Vladimir Putin, on a visit to Budapest on Tuesday, called on Kiev to admit defeat in the contested town, saying "the only choice" of the Ukrainian troops was to "leave behind weaponry, lay down arms and surrender."
Теперь все убедились, что ложь - это образ жизни руководства России.
Ну и плюс на них многочисленные нарушения мирных соглашений.
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