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VIDEO: Zelensky believes 'tens of thousands' killed in Mariupol.

In a video address to South Korea's parliament, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he believes "tens of thousands" of people in Mariupol have been killed. He asked lawmakers to provide military assistance

VIDEO: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken says democracies should "stand together" to face Russia during a joint press conference with Indian counterpart Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, who claims Europe buys more energy from Russia than India does

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VIDEO: 'No words': Lithuanian PM visits Ukraine's devastated Borodianka.

Ingrida Šimonytė on Monday toured the war-shattered Ukrainian town of Borodianka near Kyiv as rescue crews found more bodies under the rubble after Russia's occupation

Russian troops are aiming to take control of the city of Mariupol, part of an anticipated massive onslaught across eastern Ukraine, as defending forces try desperately to hold them back

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Russian campaign.

@AFP photographer Alexander Nemenov joins a media trip organized by the Russian military to see soldiers on patrol in Volnovakha in the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic

#BREAKING Six people found shot dead in basement outside Kyiv: Ukraine prosecutor

#UPDATE Ukrainian prosecutors said Tuesday that six people had been found shot dead in the basement of a building outside Kyiv, the latest discovery fuelling allegations of Russian atrocities

#BREAKING Ukraine President Zelensky accuses Russian troops of 'hundreds of rapes'

#UPDATE Russian troops aimed to take control of the city of #Mariupol on Tuesday, part of a massive anticipated onslaught across eastern Ukraine, as defending forces tried desperately to hold them back ▶️ u.afp.com/w7Zt