Sunday, April 17, 2022

Ukraine Rejects Deadline To Surrender In Mariupol

 

CNN: Ukraine rejects deadline to surrender in Mariupol as Russia threatens to eliminate resistance 

CNN — Ukrainian forces besieged in Mariupol have rejected Russia’s demands to surrender and are still resisting an unrelenting assault on the southeastern port city, top Ukrainian officials said on Sunday. 

Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said the city, which has been surrounded by Russian troops since March 1, has not fallen. 

Ukrainian troops trapped in the city are holding out against the Russian onslaught despite overwhelming odds. But they are confined to pockets of resistance, and their numbers are unclear.  

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Ukraine Rejects Deadline To Surrender In Mariupol  

Ukrainian defenders in Mariupol defy surrender-or-die demand -- AP  

Ukraine Vows to Fight to the End in Mariupol as Ultimatum Expires -- Moscow Times/AFP  

Mariupol besieged but not fallen: Ukrainian PM -- ABC News  

Mariupol: Ukraine troops 'holding on' in defiance of Russian ultimatum to surrender -- Euronews  

Zelensky: Russia killing Ukrainian forces in Mariupol could ‘put an end to any format of negotiations’ -- The Hill  

Russia Says All Urban Areas of Mariupol Cleared of Ukrainian Forces -- VOA  

Zelensky calls scene in Mariupol "inhuman" as Russian forces bear down on city -- Axios  

Russia Will Likely Capture Mariupol ‘In The Coming Week,’ Think Tank Says -- Forbes

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