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Mariupol still contested, U.S. official says -Breaking

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© Reuters. Walking near damaged buildings during the conflict between Ukraine and Russia in Mariupol (Ukraine), April 18, 2022. REUTERS/Alexander Ermochenko

WASHINGTON (Reuters] – A senior U.S. defense officials said Monday that Russian reinforcements had been sent to Ukraine’s port city, Mariupol.

According to the anonymous official speaking under duress, “Our assessment of Mariupol remains contested… (it] continues to be under threat both from the air but also from missile strikes and bombs from the sky but also of course artillery,” he said.

According to the official, there are currently 76 Russian battalion-tactical groups operating in eastern and southern Ukraine. This is an increase of 11 over recent days.

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