Ukraine rejects Russia's call for Mariupol's surrender
Speaking on Sunday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky described Russia's siege of the port city Mariupol as a "terror that will be remembered for centuries to come".
Ukraine's government has since rejected the Russian demand that the city be surrendered, in return for safe passage for defenders and civilians.
Around 300,000 civilians remain trapped in the city.
Solomia Bobrovska is a Ukrainian MP, told Newsday the Russians are for the first time using naval guns to bombard the city, adding that we are on our way to losing Mariupol. She explained that the Russians are pushing for a surrender as the strategic port contains critical infrastructure which they don鈥檛 want destroyed.
(Photo Credit: Getty Images / Photographer: Stringer/Anadolu Agency)
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