Zelenskiy says Russia wants to ‘destroy’ Ukraine’s entire Donbas region

Ukraine defies Russian ultimatum and pledges to keep defending Mariupol as bombs hit Kyiv, Kharkiv and Lviv

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Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskiy has accused Russia of wanting to destroy" the entire eastern region of Donbas, as the last remaining forces in the strategic port of Mariupol prepared on Monday for a final defence.

With missiles hitting Lviv on Monday morning and Kharkiv undergoing more shelling, Moscow is also pushing for a major victory in the southern city as it works to wrest control of Donbas and forge a land corridor to already-annexed Crimea.