British intelligence believes that the main goal of the Russian army is now Mariupol. This was reported by the British Ministry of Defense. The capture of the city will help Russia connect the occupied Crimea with a land border with its territories.

"

However, Ukrainian troops continue to defend the city, despite intense enemy fire..

[see_also ids\u003d"

Earlier it was reported that about 150 thousand Ukrainians remain in the blocked Mariupol. There are many wounded and dead in the city. People cannot be buried properly, the bodies are put in mass graves, buried in courtyards.