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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Nicola Slawson

First Thing: 100,000 civilians trapped in Mariupol with no safe route out

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A rally in Prague against Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The candles spell out ‘Children, save Mariupol'. Photograph: Michal Čížek/AFP/Getty Images

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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.

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