Russia says all urban areas of Mariupol cleared of Ukrainian forces


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  • Sunday, 17 Apr 2022

A view shows a street damaged during Ukraine-Russia conflict in the southern port city of Mariupol, Ukraine April 15, 2022. REUTERS/Alexander Ermochenko

(makes clear Mariupol is on the Sea of Azov, not the Black Sea)

(Reuters) - The Russian defence ministry on Saturday announced it had cleared the entire urban area of Mariupol of Ukrainian forces and said only a few fighters remained in the Azovstal steelworks, the scene of repeated clashes.

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