Pro-Russian Ukrainian activist threatens his compatriots in Donetsk with "death" VIDEO

A new video shows a Russian activist threatening to kill Ukrainians who don't join his nation's cause.

Julia Davis, a journalist and creator of the watchdog group Russian Media Monitor, tweeted the video of Pavel Gubarev as recorded in the Donetsk People's Republic—one of four territories annexed by Russia and recently recognized by the country as its own after voter referendums believed by Ukraine and Western allies to be illegitimate.

"We aren't coming to kill you, but to convince you," Gubarev said. "But if you don't want to be convinced, we'll kill you. We'll kill as many as we have to: 1 million, 5 million, or exterminate all of you."

Pavel Gubarev, Russia's "DPR" figure in Donetsk, states their intent towards Ukrainians: "We aren't coming to kill you, but to convince you. But if you don't want to be convinced, we'll kill you. We'll kill as many as we have to: 1 million, 5 million, or exterminate all of you." pic.twitter.com/tgQAuyM4Sp

— Julia Davis (@JuliaDavisNews) October 11, 2022

Gubarev, a Ukrainian, is a pro-Russian activist and self-proclaimed "people's governor" of Donetsk, Newsweek writes.

Former NATO Supreme Allied Commander James Stavridis retweeted the video.

"Let me get this straight: sign up immediately or the genocide starts," Stavridis wrote. "Most unconvincing argument I've ever heard."

Gubarev's comments come one day after Ukraine accused Russia of hiding soldiers in schools and using civilians as "human shields" in Donetsk.