A 91-year-old Holocaust survivor is named among city's reported dead and one of Russia's richest oligarchs decries the war as a 'massacre'.
Thousands of civilians remain trapped in the besieged city of Mariupol after an evacuation attempt to get them out stalled.
Mariupol's defenders are holed up in a network of bunkers and tunnels underneath the city's massive Azovstal steel plant, reportedly with 1,000 civilians alongside them.Watch: Ukrainian commander calls for extraction from Mariupol, saying forces are facing their last hoursOne Ukrainian commander even deliveredFor weeks Russian troops have been trying to take full control of the city, which would free up their military resources.
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