UK Ministry of Defence says Russian offensive in east is increasing but beset by problems; Russia says it will offer Mariupol ceasefire on Wednesday to allow Ukrainian defenders to lay down arms
. “The Russian army is blocking any efforts to organise humanitarian corridors and save our people,” Zelenskiy said in his nightly address. “The fate of at least tens of thousands of Mariupol residents who were previously relocated to Russian-controlled territory is unknown.”
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