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Zelenskyy claims ‘tens of thousands’ killed by Russian military in Mariupol
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy mentioned Monday that “Mariupol is destroyed, tens of 1000’s individuals [are] useless however Russians are nonetheless persevering with the army operation.”
Zelenskyy made the comment whereas addressing South Korean lawmakers.
“Ukraine wants numerous army applied sciences from airplanes to tanks,” he reportedly mentioned, in accordance with Reuters. “South Korea may also help us.”
A lady on Friday pulls her luggage previous homes broken throughout a combating in Mariupol.
(AP/Alexei Alexandrov)
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Mariupol officers have estimated that roughly 5,000 civilians had been killed, however warned final week that given the scale of the destruction prompted to town the loss of life toll may very well be within the tens of 1000’s.
The Mariupol Metropolis Council final week additionally accused Russian forces of counting on a cellular crematorium to cowl up their alleged struggle crimes there.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addresses members of the South Korea Parliament through video hyperlink on the Nationwide meeting on Monday.
(Chung Sung-Jun/Pool Picture through AP)
Mariupol, which has been partially occupied for weeks, has been the goal of one of the crucial brutal Russian offensives in Ukraine because the invasion started on Feb. 24.
On Monday, the United Kingdom’s Ministry of Defence said “Russian forces prior use of phosphorous munitions within the Donetsk Oblast raises the potential for their future employment in Mariupol as combating for town intensifies.”
Fox Information’ Caitlin McFall and James Levinson contributed to this report.