It's "Armageddon" in the besieged Ukrainian city of Mariupol, Mayor Vadym Boichenko said Thursday, with residents there having experienced "two days of hell."
In a video posted online, Boichenko said Russian planes are flying over residential areas of the city every 30 minutes and "killing civilians: old people, women, children." Mariupol has been without water and electricity for several days, and there are food and medicine shortages. Russian forces surround the city, and because of heavy shelling, local officials say residents have been unable to evacuate.
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