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Daniel Boffey in Lviv, Samantha Lock , and Jon Henley

100,000 civilians trapped in Mariupol amid Russia’s ‘constant bombing’, says Zelenskiy

Evacuations continue from the devastated Ukraine city of Mariupol, besieged by Russian forces
Evacuations continue from the devastated city of Mariupol, besieged by Russian forces as part of the war on Ukraine. Photograph: Anadolu Agency/Getty Images

Almost 100,000 people remain trapped in the ruined city of Mariupol, facing starvation amid “constant” Russian bombardment, Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has said, as he appealed for the release of a convoy he said had been captured by Russian forces.

In a video address late on Tuesday, he renewed his calls for Russia to allow safe humanitarian corridors, and said civilians faced “inhumane conditions. In a total siege. Without food, water, medication, under constant shelling and under constant bombing.”

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