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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Joe Middleton

Mariupol road signs changed to Russian ahead of Victory Day parade

Donetsk People Republic Ministry

Pro-Moscow separatists have been pictured removing traffic signs in Ukrainian and English and replacing them with Russian ones outside the besieged city of Mariupol.

A statement from the Donetsk People’s Republic said on Thursday that “updated road signs” were set up outside the southeastern port city, which has been the focal point for some of the most fearsome Russian bombings.

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