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Russia’s war against Ukraine – 06 Apr 2022
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The mayor of the Ukrainian port city of Mariupol says more than 10,000 civilians have died in the Russian siege of his city and the true toll could be twice that. Speaking by phone with The Associated Press, Mayor Vadym Boychenko said corpses “carpeted” the streets of the city.
He said Russian forces brought mobile cremation equipment to the city to dispose of the bodies, and he accused Russian forces of thwarting humanitarian convoys in an attempt to conceal the carnage in the city.
Western powers warned Tuesday of an ongoing buildup for a suspected Russian assault in Ukraine’s east. Strategists says Russia appears to hope for a military advantage in a region with Russian-allied separatists.
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