Why Mariupol is so important for Ukrainians: ‘Keep fighting to the last gasp’ | Abroad

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‘Fear that we are dealing with a hopeless war’

Mariupol – The last Ukrainian troops in Mariupol will “continue to fight to the last gasp.” That’s what Denis Shmihal said to the American news channel ABC† The Ukrainian prime minister thus refutes the statement of the Russian Ministry of Defense that ‘Mariupol has fallen into Russian hands’. The loss of the city would in any case be a sledgehammer blow for Ukraine.

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