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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Kieran Guilbert

Ukraine evacuation attempt fails again under Russian shelling as Putin vows to keep waging war

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Russia was again accused on Sunday of breaking a ceasefire agreement as a second attempt to evacuate civilians from the besieged city of Mariupol fell through, while Vladimir Putin said that his war would not end until Ukraine stopped fighting.

Food, water and medicine are in short supply in the southeastern port city, where most of the 400,000 citizens are sleeping in bomb shelters for safety after a week of near-constant shelling by Russian forces. On Sunday morning, a second temporary ceasefire in two days was agreed upon, but Russian attacks swiftly put paid to the plan, according to Ukrainian officials.

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