Plumes of smoke could be seen above the steelworks in the Ukrainian city of Mariupol on Thursday afternoon. In the city itself, which was besieged by Russian troops, explosions could be heard again and again. A spokesman for the US State Department contradicted statements by the Russian side that the city was now almost completely under Russian control. Rather, the Ukrainian armed forces would continue to hold parts of the city in the south-east of the country. An independent verification of these statements was not possible. Meanwhile, on Thursday, rescue workers recovered bodies lying on the streets of the embattled port city. According to the city’s mayor, only Russian President Vladimir Putin can decide the fate of the around 100,000 civilians trapped in the war-torn port city. “And all the fatalities that are still to come are also on his account,” says Mayor Vadym Bojchenko. According to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, it currently needs seven billion dollars a month to offset the economic losses caused by the Russian invasion. In a virtual speech at a World Bank forum, he called on the international community to exclude Russia from all international financial institutions. A future meeting should take place in a rebuilt Ukraine, he suggested to the participants.
Source: Stern
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