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5,000 People Killed In Mariupol Since Start Of Russian Invasion: Mayor

Nearly 5,000 people have been killed in the southern Ukrainian city of Mariupol since Russian forces laid siege to it, a spokesperson for the city mayor said on Monday.

5,000 People Killed In Mariupol Since Start Of Russian Invasion: Mayor

Nearly 160,000 people are trapped without power in Mariupol, the city's mayor said.

Nearly 5,000 people have been killed in the southern Ukrainian city of Mariupol since Russian forces laid siege to it, a spokesperson for the city mayor said on Monday.

The spokesperson quoted data from the mayor's office that said about 90% of buildings in Mariupol had been damaged and about 40% had been destroyed.

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