Over 1,300 people have died in Mariupol during Russian forces' 10-day siege in the port city, Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk said Thursday, per AP.
The latest: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said in a televised address Thursday evening that Mariupol and fellow southeastern city Volnovakha, in the Donetsk region, "remain completely blocked, saying "Russian troops did not cease fire" to enable civilian evacuations.