Moscow appears to be trying to slice the country in two, in a potentially pivotal battle for control of the eastern industrial heartland of coal mines and factories.
KYIV, Ukraine -- Russia hurled its military might against Ukrainian cities and towns and poured more troops into the war, seeking to slice the country in two in a potentially pivotal battle for control of the eastern industrial heartland of coal mines and factories.
Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk said that there was a"preliminary" agreement to open a humanitarian corridor for women, children and the elderly to leave Mariupol west to the Ukraine-controlled city of Zaporizhzhia on Wednesday afternoon. Ukraine and Russia have frequently blamed each other for obstructing evacuations from Mariupol or firing along the agreed route, which has typically only been open to people traveling using private vehicles.
Serhiy Taruta, the former governor of the Donetsk region and a Mariupol native, also reported the bombing of the hospital, where he said 300 people, including wounded troops and civilians with children, were sheltered. Despite claims that they are hitting only military sites, the Russians continue to target residential areas and kill civilians, he said.
A Russian victory in the Donbas would deprive Ukraine of the industrial assets concentrated there, including mines, metals plants and heavy-equipment factories. While Ukraine portrayed the attacks on Monday as the start of the long-feared offensive in the east, some observers noted that an escalation has been underway there for some time and questioned whether this was truly the start of a new offensive.
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Russia hits Ukrainian cities, pours more troops into warKYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia hurled its military might against Ukrainian cities and towns and poured more troops into the war, seeking to slice the country in two in a potentially pivotal battle for control of the eastern industrial heartland of coal mines and factories.
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Russia hits Ukrainian cities, pours more troops into warRussia hurled its military might against Ukrainian cities and towns and poured more troops into the war, seeking to slice the country in two in a potentially pivotal battle for control of the eastern industrial heartland.
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Russia hits Ukrainian cities, pours more troops into warMoscow appears to be trying to slice the country in two, in a potentially pivotal battle for control of the eastern industrial heartland of coal mines and factories.
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Russia hits Ukrainian cities, pours more troops into warMoscow appears to be trying to slice the country in two, in a potentially pivotal battle for control of the eastern industrial heartland of coal mines and factories.
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Russia hits Ukrainian cities, pours more troops into warMoscow appears to be trying to slice the country in two, in a potentially pivotal battle for control of the eastern industrial heartland of coal mines and factories.
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