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March 22, 2022

Zelensky Says Russia Is Reducing Mariupol to Ashes; Russian Troops Fire on Kherson Protesters
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has accused Russian forces of
reducing the southern city of Mariupol to ashes. Tens of thousands of
civilians remain trapped in the strategic port city with little food or
water. There are now no foreign journalists in the city to document what
is happening. In southern Ukraine, Russian forces used stun grenades and
machine gun fire to disperse a crowd of hundreds of people who gathered
in Kherson Monday to protest against the Russian occupation of their
city. Ukraine's defense minister accused Russia of "state terrorism,"
saying its assault has killed thousands of civilians, including 150
children, while destroying more than 400 schools and damaging more than
110 hospitals.


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