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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Nicola Slawson

First Thing: Ukraine repelling intense Russian offensive in east

United States Jamie Raskin Russia United Kingdom Donald Trump Joe Biden Ukraine Prince Harry Texas Ezra Miller
Rescuers work at a damaged residential building in the southern Ukrainian port city of Mariupol
Rescuers work at a damaged residential building in the southern Ukrainian port city of Mariupol. Photograph: Pavel Klimov/Reuters

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Russia has increased the intensity of its eastern offensive but has been repeatedly repelled by Ukrainian forces, the UK’s Ministry of Defence (MoD) has said, as western governments pledged to send more artillery, and a new deadline for surrender in Mariupol approached.

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