Russian forces were fighting fiercely to break into Mariupol, causing damage to homes and schools.
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Russian forces were fighting fiercely to break into Mariupol, causing damage to homes and schools.
Elements of Russia's 8th Combined Arms Army and proxy forces of the Donetsk People's Republic tried and failed to take Mariupol on March 1
Russian forces claim to have completed the encirclement of Mariupol by land and sea
ISW assesses with low confidence that Russian forces have completed the encirclement of Mariupol
The brutal Russian siege of the Mariupol city lasted 86 days, including 82 days during which Ukrainian defenders had had to fight off attacks while being fully encircled by Russian invading troops.
The Russian army has shelled residential neighbourhoods in Mariupol
The Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol became a site of intense combat and resilience during the Siege of Mariupol.
The post on social media was related to an attack on a theatre in Ukraine's port city of Mariupol that came under Russian control after a long siege
Shelling occurred near Novoselivka Third around 5:00 AM with no civilian casualties.
Slieptsov operated a Mavic drone near Avdiivka conducting munition drops
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Source story: day-6a-2022-03-01