About 1,000 civilians remain trapped at a steel plant where Ukrainian forces are making their last stand in the besieged city of Mariupol, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Wednesday. Ukraine blamed Russian forces for failing to respect a temporary ceasefire. Follow the day’s events as they unfolded on our liveblog. All times are Paris time (GMT+2).
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