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Ukrainian Forces Appear to Reject Russia's Ultimatum to Surrender in Mariupol

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Ukrainian Forces Appear to Reject Russia's Ultimatum to Surrender in Mariupol A man gestures as a train for internally displaced people prepares to leave the main railway station in Zaporijia, southern Ukraine, on April 17. (photo: Ed Jones/AFP/Getty Images) 17 April 22

A Sunday morning deadline for Ukrainian forces to surrender in the besieged city of Mariupol has passed without any indication that Ukraine has given in to the Russian ultimatum. Meanwhile, Russia is launching artillery and missile strikes against cities and civilians in Ukraine's east and south.

Here's more context to understand Ukraine and the impact of the invasion:

  • Russian forces renewed missile strikes on Kyiv and intensified shelling of Kharkiv, in an apparent strategy to hobble Ukraine's defenses ahead of an expected full-scale assault in the east.

  • Pope Francis made an anguished Easter Sunday plea for peace in the war in Ukraine.

  • The deputy governor of Kharkiv told NPR he expects the region around Izyum in eastern Ukraine to be the Russians' next primary target and that there will be heavy fighting.
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