https://www.cnn.com/europe/live-news/ukraine-russia-putin-news-03-21-22/h_aa76393e1b16e6be6d04b0acb9fb96d4
Mariupol came under bombardment in the evening hours of last night. There is also Russian navy warships that are shelling. The soldiers defused four tanks and armored vehicles and troops. The Captain of the national guard in Mariupol told CNN that they are still in need of ammunition, anti-tank weapons and air defense. The captain had also stated that they would not surrender in Mariupol.
A little background information to the captain saying they will not surrender. The Russians issued a deadline for the authorities in Mariupol to surrender but the city did not.
Mariupol was home to around 450,000 people before the war started and has been under attack from Russian forces since early March, they have caused significant destruction to residential areas. Russia has been accused of focusing on civilians in the area and trapping them. Mariupol residents are being taken against their will and taken to remote locations in Russia.
It has caused the area to low access to gas, electricity and water. Bodies are even being left on the street because there is no one to collect them or it is too dangerous to try. People in the area are sacred to leave their underground shelters to get the essential things they need.
Russia wants to control Mariupol because of the cities access to a port that lies on a stretch of coast connecting the eastern Ukrainian region of Donbas with the Crimean peninsula.
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