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‘Constant shelling’ as Russian forces lay siege to key Ukrainian cities

‘Constant shelling’ as Russian forces lay siege to key Ukrainian cities

Officials say Russian troops shelling civilian sites, including residential blocks and hospitals

Russian forces in Ukraine moved on Wednesday to tighten their siege of key cities, including the capital, Kyiv, and the southern port of Mariupol, as one mayor told residents he had been given an ultimatum to surrender or the city would be razed by shelling.

At an outdoor meeting, Artem Semenikhin, the mayor of Konotop, in the eastern Sumy region, told residents: “They have given us an ultimatum. If we start resisting, they’ll wipe out the town using artillery.”

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