Mariupol defenders ignore Russian calls to surrender, as Kharkiv and other cities face more shelling.
Ukrainian officials have rejected demands by Russian forces that defenders of the city of Mariupol should lay down their arms.Ukrainian forces still in the city would "fight to the end"Troops of the Azov Battalion are still holed up in the massive Azovstal steel complex, but Russia has offered safe passage to those who surrender.
The BBC's Joe Inwood in Dnipro says air raid sirens across eastern Ukraine have gone from sporadic to near constant.Rayisa Horislavets decided to stay in Serhiivka. "I can't afford to rent an apartment somewhere safer," she said There used to be 1,500 people here, but today there are only about 300 residents left, and more are leaving as Russia renews its campaign.
Lorries from the two countries carrying any goods except for medicine, mail or petroleum products are banned from the bloc as of midnight on Saturday .Polish border and customs officials are continuing to process the lorries waiting to leave despite the passing of the deadline.
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