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Economic Times | 15 Mar, 2022 | 06.45AM IST
Russia Ukraine War News LIVE Updates: Ukraine says Russia forces retreat at Mariupol
The Ukrainian military said it had repelled a Russian attempt to take control of the strategic port of Mariupol. The Ukrainian military's General Staff said in a statement that Russian forces retreated after suffering losses. The Russian military has besieged the Azov Sea port city of 430,000 for a week and a half, leaving its residents desperate for power, water and food. More than 2,500 residents of Mariupol have been killed by the Russian shelling. Ukraine's Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk said in televised remarks that Russian shelling on Monday thwarted another attempt to deliver food and medicines to the city. A humanitarian convoy of 160 civilian cars left Mariupol after repeated failures to evacuate civilians because of Russian shelling.
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