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A residential building in Mariupol caught fire following Russian shelling.

Mariupol, Donetsk
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Source Reports

Residential building in Mariupol caught fire due to shelling

Russia engaged in a deliberate pattern of starvation tactics during the 85-day siege of Mariupol, amounting to a war crime

22,000 people were killed during the encirclement and capture of Mariupol

90% of healthcare facilities and homes in the city were destroyed or damaged during the siege

The phased targeting of Mariupol demonstrated that Russia had planned to capture the city without mercy for its civilian population

Explosions in Mariupol forced the closure of Nova Kukhnya, with only a refrigerator saved from the factory.

They participate in operations with the LPR and DPR corps

Shelling continued along the entire contact line in the Donbas region.

One of the guys in my group suffered a shrapnel wound to his arm during withdrawal under fire

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