Putin Declares Victory in Mariupol, Mass Graves Discovered Outside City
Voice of America News reports: “Russian President Vladimir Putin has declared the besieged Ukrainian port city of Mariupol ‘liberated,’ after nearly two months of fighting, even though Russian forces have not been able to penetrate […]
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Voice of America News reports: “Russian President Vladimir Putin has declared the besieged Ukrainian port city of Mariupol ‘liberated,’ after nearly two months of fighting, even though Russian forces have not been able to penetrate the city’s massive Azovstal steel plant that remains in the hands of Ukrainian fighters and civilians.
Rather than storming the plant, Putin has instead ordered a blockade of the facility, sealing it off ‘so that not even a fly comes through,’ a tactic observers believe will save Russian soldiers’ lives and possibly starve out the fighters and civilians inside the plant.
Meanwhile, Ukrainian officials say evidence of mass graves outside Mariupol has emerged. Photographs from Maxar Technologies, a U.S. satellite imagery company, appear to show images of at least 200 new graves in the town of Manhush…”
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