Zelensky: Situation in Mariupol still severe

Situation in Mariupol still severe

Russia has given Ukraine's fighters in Mariupol hours to lay down their arms. On Saturday, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky acknowledged that Ukrainian forces held control of just a small portion of Mariupol, saying his government was in daily contact with those defenders Qazet.az reports.

The situation was extremely severe, Reuters quoted the president as saying.

But he did not address Russia's claims that its military had cleared out Ukrainian forces from almost all of the besieged port city, except for those holding out inside the Azovstal factory.