100,000 civilians trapped in Mariupol | First Thing
Nine humanitarian corridors agreed but safe passage for people in heart of Mariupol not granted, Ukraine says. Plus, Pusha T's McDonald's diss track
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Almost 100,000 people remain trapped in the ruined city of Mariupol, facing starvation amid constant" Russian bombardment, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has said, as he appealed for the release of a convoy he said had been captured by Russian forces.
What has the UN said about the invasion? Its secretary general, Antonio Guterres, has said it was time for Russia to end its absurd" and unwinnable" war in Ukraine. Speaking to reporters at the UN's headquarters in New York, Guterres said the war was going nowhere, fast".
How are negotiations going? Negotiators from Moscow and Kyiv have held several rounds of peace talks that have so far made little headway towards ending nearly four weeks of fighting
What else is going on? Here's what we know on day 28 of the invasion.
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