Social media images showed torched or collapsed buildings along the main thoroughfare and shell damage to Metro and Epitsentr stores.
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Social media images showed torched or collapsed buildings along the main thoroughfare and shell damage to Metro and Epitsentr stores.
Russian forces continued offensive operations towards Novoaidar, Volnovakha and Mariupol
Russian forces reached Novooleksandrivka
Russian forces surrounded Mariupol having significant advantage with equipment
Mariupol continues to survive despite heavy around the clock shelling and ground attacks
Several people were killed and injured in Pokrovsk, Donetsk region by cluster munition strike on March 4.
Enemy encircled Mariupol.
Russian occupation forces continued shelling Mariupol, resulting in the city being left without electricity, water, and heating.
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Extracted: 2026-07-18T16:57:31.529Z
Source story: day-9-2022-03-04