Capturing Mariupol would be a strategic prize for Russia, linking territory held by pro-Russian separatists in the east with the Crimea region
Pro-Russian troops drive armoured vehicles past local residents in the course of the Ukraine-Russia conflict in the besieged southern port city of Mariupol. File photo: REUTERS/ALEXANDER ERMOCHENKO
In the regions of Lviv and Dnipropetrovsk, authorities reported multiple explosions early on Monday. According to media outlet Suspilne, two people were wounded in the Dnipropetrovsk attacks. Lviv mayor Andriy Sadoviy said there had been five missile strikes on the city. It was unclear if there were any casualties there.
“This is nothing but deliberate terror: mortars, artillery against ordinary residential quarters, against ordinary civilians,” he said late on Sunday. On Saturday, Russia said it had control of urban areas, with some Ukrainian fighters remaining in the Azovstal steelworks overlooking the Sea of Azov.About 4-million Ukrainians have fled the country, cities have been shattered and thousands have died since the start of the invasion on February 24.
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