In the latest from the war in Ukraine, Russia is claiming that it is on the verge of taking complete control of the besieged city of Mariupol and has ordered the remaining defenders to surrender or die. The port city of Mariupol appears close to falling into Russia’s control after a fierce battle for the city. The Ukraine president Volodymyr Zelenskiy has ceded the situation in Mariupol remains “extremely severe” but has not acknowledged the city could fall. Speaking with Ukrainian journalists in Kyiv on Saturday, Zelenskiy said: We shouldn’t wait for the moment when Russia decides to use nuclear weapons. Read more here: Up to 3,000 Ukraine troops killed since Russia invaded, says Zelenskiy, as battle rages in Mariupol Read more

Source: The Guardian April 16, 2022 17:55 UTC