Ukraine has had ‘some success’ in the battles in Sievierodonetsk, Zelenskiy says – as it happened

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The official Telegram channel of Ukraine's Mariupol authority has again posted accusations of war crimes being committed by pro-Russian occupation forces since they took full control of the city after the surrender of Ukrainian troops at the Azovstal steel plant. They say:

In the Mariupol district, the occupiers imprison and shoot Ukrainian volunteers and officials. All of them refused to cooperate with collaborators and the occupation authorities.

The fake Donetsk People's Republic court sentenced the head of one of the Azov villages to ten years in prison. At least one civil servant was executed by firing squad.