Russia's advance in Ukraine has largely stalled but the Russian defense ministry said it was "tightening the noose" around Mariupol and that fighting had reached the center.
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Russia's advance in Ukraine has largely stalled but the Russian defense ministry said it was "tightening the noose" around Mariupol and that fighting had reached the center.
Russia said its forces were "tightening the noose" around the besieged Ukrainian port of Mariupol on Friday and concern grew over mass civilian casualties as the United States again warned China against aiding Moscow in its invasion. Russia's advance in Ukraine has largely stalled, and its troops, frustrated by fierce Ukrainian resistance, have blasted residential
A scramble of diplomatic efforts bears little fruit as Russia intensifies its attacks, including with a bombardment into a relatively unscathed part of western Ukraine.