How many Ukrainian fighters were holed up inside was unclear, but the Russians put the number at about 2,000 in recent weeks, and there were reports that 500 were wounded.
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First civilians leave Mariupol steel plant, but hundreds remain
At least some of the people evacuated from the plant on Sunday were apparently taken to a village controlled by Moscow-backed separatists.
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Evacuations under way in Mariupol; Pelosi visits Ukraine
Mariupol has seen some of the worst suffering of the war.
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Maine Voices: Wisdom for facing hubris, our most stubborn human problem
People having great power who lose sight of the distinction between self-esteem and hubris can cause incalculable harm.
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Russia releases U.S. Marine veteran as part of prisoner exchange
The U.S. returned Konstantin Yaroshenko, a Russian pilot who’d been serving a 20-year federal prison sentence in Connecticut for conspiracy to smuggle cocaine into the U.S.
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Russia cuts natural gas to 2 NATO nations in bid to divide the West
The tactic could eventually force targeted nations to ration gas and deal another blow to economies suffering from rising prices, but it also could deprive Russia of badly needed income to fund its invasion.
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U.S. presses allies to send more weapons to Ukraine over fear of an expanding war
Russian advances and heavy fighting were reported in the Donbas, with one town, Kreminna, apparently falling, while in the gutted southern city of Mariupol, Russia hit the Azovstal steel plant with 35 airstrikes over 24 hours.
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Blasts hit ministry in Moldovan separatist region next to Ukraine
A Russian official said last week that Russian forces aim to take full control of southern Ukraine, saying such a move would also open a land corridor to the Moldovan separatist region.
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Russia attacks rail, fuel targets far from Ukraine’s eastern front
The U.S. secretaries of state and defense said Washington had approved a $165 million sale of ammunition along with more than $300 million in financing to buy more supplies.
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Ukraine official: Zelensky meets top-level U.S. delegation
The meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin came as Ukraine pressed the West for more powerful weapons.