Local resident gather in a courtyard near a block of flats heavily damaged during Ukraine-Russia conflict in the southern port city of Mariupol, Ukraine April 18, 2022. REUTERS/Alexander Ermochenko
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EKO HOT BLOG reports that Russia gave a fresh surrender deadline to Ukrainian fighters holding out in Mariupol as it pushed for a decisive win in its offensive in the east.
The renewed warning came as Moscow’s earlier ultimatum lapsed at midnight with not a single Ukrainian soldier laying down their weapon.
“Russia’s armed forces, based purely on humanitarian principles, again propose that the fighters of nationalist battalions and foreign mercenaries cease their military operations from 1400 Moscow time on 20 April and lay down arms,” the Russian defence ministry said.
Meanwhile, several countries in the west have pledged further support to Ukraine, these include the United States, Canada, Britain, France and Germany.
“We will continue to provide them more ammunition, as we will provide them more military assistance,” said White House spokesperson Jen Psaki.
Russia’s fresh assault on eastern Ukraine has involved “non-stop bombardment of civilian districts” in the eastern Kharkiv since Sunday, the city’s mayor Igor Terekhov told CNN.
The new attack on the Donbas region of eastern Ukraine could last for “several months”, a senior UK national security official warned the British government.
“Kreminna is under the control of the ‘Orcs’ (Russians). They have entered the city,” regional governor Serhiy Gaidai said at a briefing.
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“Our defenders had to withdraw. They have entrenched themselves in new positions and continue to fight the Russian army.”
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