Mariupol

Russian forces are in control of large swaths of Mariupol after weeks of siege and bombardment the citys mayor Monday. Ukrainian forces have held out.

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1 day agoWith fighting in eastern Ukraine expected to intensify the fate of Mariupol is once again in the spotlight.

. 23 hours agoThe latest doomed reports from Mariupol a lynchpin between Russian-held areas to the west and east come after alarming reports that Russia may have used chemical weapons in the almost. 1 day agoLast modified on Mon 11 Apr 2022 1409 EDT The last Ukrainian soldiers defending Mariupol said they were running out of ammunition on Monday and expected to be killed or taken prisoner very soon. Ukrainian marines defending the besieged city of Mariupol from Russian forces have issued a desperate video appeal saying they have run out of supplies and feel forgotten as they prepare to.

1 day agoMariupol has seen little let-up in the fighting since the war began with little humanitarian aid long delays to evacuations and reports of civilians starving or being forcibly removed to Russia. The Siege of Mariupol is an ongoing military engagement between Russia and Ukraine which began on 24 February 2022 during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine as part of the Eastern Ukraine offensiveThe city of Mariupol is located in the Donetsk Oblast in Ukraine and is claimed by the Russian-backed separatist Donetsk Peoples RepublicRussian forces completely. Mariupol played a key role in the industrialization of Ukraine and was a centre for the grain trade metallurgy and heavy engineering including the Illich Steel Iron Works and Azovstal.

2 hours agoOn March 2 a week after the Russian invasion of Ukraine Moscows artillery begins pounding Mariupol a predominantly Russian-speaking city of 441000 inhabitants some 55 kilometres 35 miles. Mariupol was founded on the site of a former Cossack encampment known as Kalmius and granted city rights in 1778. 21 hours agoUkraine is investigating a claim that a poisonous substance was dropped on besieged Mariupol as Western officials warned that any use of chemical weapons by Russia would be a serious escalation.

Not only was Mariupol a centre for trade. Not everything is in our power Mayor Vadym Boichenko told CNN Monday.

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