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David Bond and Daniel Keane

Mariupol now facing major cholera outbreak, warn UK defence chiefs

Emergency management specialists and volunteers remove the debris of a theatre building destroyed in Mariupol

(Picture: REUTERS)

The occupied southern Ukrainian city of Mariupol is at risk of a major cholera outbreak, UK defence chiefs have said, as Russia struggles to provide basic services to captured territories.

According to its latest defence intelligence update released early on Friday, access to safe drinking water has been inconsistent, while major disruption to telephone and internet services continues in those areas seized by Russia since the start of the conflict in February.

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