Over 2,500 Mariupol residents killed so far in war, says Ukraine presidential advisorOleksiy Arestovych accused Russian forces of preventing humanitarian aid reaching the encircled city on Sunday
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A Ukrainian serviceman walks near the position he was guarding in Mariupol, Ukraine. Credit: AP Photo
More than 2,500 residents of the Black Sea port city of Mariupol have been killed since Russian invaded Ukraine on February 24, presidential adviser Oleksiy Arestovych said in a televised interview on Monday.
He said he was citing figures from the Mariupol city administration, and accused Russian forces of preventing humanitarian aid reaching the encircled city on Sunday.
Russia says it does not target civilians.
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