Putin ramps up costly Mariupol offensive for 'symbolic' May 9 victory
is a hugely important day for the Kremlin, commemorating the end of World War II, known in Russia as the Great Patriotic War.
"This effort has come at personnel, equipment and munitions cost to Russia. Whilst Ukrainian resistance continues in Azovstal, Russian losses will continue to build and frustrate their operational plans in southern Donbas," the British military said. A Ukrainian civilian who was evacuated on Sunday described the conditions in the steel plant. She said food, drinking water and ammunition were running low.
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