Russia accused of striking residential areas in what would be first attack on Black Sea port
Ukraine has rejected out of hand an ultimatum from Moscow to surrender the devastated city of Mariupol, as authorities in Odesa accused Russia of striking residential areas in what would be the invading forces’ first attack on the Black Sea port.
Odesa city council said on Monday apartment blocks in the city’s outskirts had been hit by airstrikes, causing no casualties but starting a fire. Overnight shelling in Kyiv, reduced a large shopping mall to rubble and killed at least eight people.
