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Sami Quadri

Civilian ship sinking in Mariupol after Russian forces fire at it, Ukraine says

A service member of pro-Russian troops runs across a street during Ukraine-Russia conflict in the southern port city of Mariupol

(Picture: REUTERS)

Ukraine has said a civilian ship is sinking in the port of the besieged city of Mariupol after Russian forces fired on it.

The ship was struck during “shelling from the sea” by Russia, causing a fire in the engine room, the Ukrainian Interior Ministry said.

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