Mariupol mayor says Ukrainian city 'in the hands of the occupiers'

Mariupol, Ukraine, has come largely under the control of Russian forces, its mayor said, after weeks of bombardment left the besieged city in pieces, killed an unknown number of civilians and forced hundreds of thousands of residents from their homes

Mariupol in southeastern Ukraine has come largely under the control of Russian forces, its mayor said on Monday, after weeks of bombardment left the besieged city in pieces, killed an unknown number of civilians and forced hundreds of thousands of residents from their homes.

"Not everything is in our power," said Mayor Vadym Boichenko, in a live television interview."Unfortunately, we are in the hands of the occupiers today."Russian forces fire at an apartment building in Mariupol, Ukraine on March 11, 2022.Boichenko called for a complete evacuation of the remaining population of Mariupol, which was home to more than 400,000 people before Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine on February 24.

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