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Zaheena Rasheed, Virginia Pietromarchi, Usaid Siddiqui

Russia-Ukraine latest updates: Mariupol fighters hold out

Mariupol Ukraine Vladimir Putin Volodymyr Zelenksyy United States Igor Konashenkov Karl Nehammer Iryna Vereshchuk Mohammed bin Salman Vladimir Frolov
A resident looks at a damaged apartment building near the Illich Iron and Steel Works, the second largest metallurgical enterprise in Ukraine, in an area controlled by Russian-backed separatist forces in Mariupol, on Saturday, April 16, 2022 [Alexei Alexandrov/AP Photo]
  • Ukrainian forces continue to hold out in Mariupol as Russian deadline to surrender passes.
  • Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy urges US President Joe Biden to visit his country.
  • At least three people killed and more than 30 wounded in Kharkiv as Russian forces shelled multiple locations overnight, local authorities say.
  • Russia says its troops have “completely cleared” Mariupol and only a small number of Ukrainian forces remain inside a steel factory.
  • It adds that if Ukrainian forces in Mariupol lay down their arms by 03:00 GMT, their lives will be spared.
  • Zelenskyy threatens to withdraw from peace talks if Ukrainian fighters in Mariupol are killed.

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