The port city of Mariupol has become a symbol of the horror unleashed by the Russian army on Ukraine. Russia has been pounding the city for over three weeks with Ukrainian and Western officials terming it a “war crime”.

Some 400,000 residents reportedly remain trapped in the city with little if any food, water and power. Reports say people are melting snow for drinking water and have been without electricity and gas for weeks. Thousands of people have escaped the city, but reports say that over 300,000 still await evacuation.

0:00 INTRODUCTION
1:17 MAJOR RUSSIAN ATTACKS ON MARIUPOL
4:02 HAS RUSSIAN ADVANCE HIT A WALL IN MARIUPOL?
4:52 WHY DOES MARIUPOL MATTER TO RUSSIA?

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