Besieged Ukraine City of Mariupol Clings on as Russia Squeezes
A destroyed steelworks in Mariupol, Ukraine. The city’s remaining defenders have not surrendered.
Photographer: Alexei Alexandrov/AP Photo
This is a special daily brief on the Russian invasion of Ukraine, one of the most urgent security crises in Europe since World War II.
The remaining defenders of Mariupol are encircled by Russian forces but have not surrendered the strategically important eastern port, holding out at the giant Azovstal steelworks on the outskirts of the city, Ukrainian officials said.