Fate of Mariupol’s trapped residents is in Putin’s hands, mayor says • FRANCE 24 English

Russian President Vladimir Putin alone can decide the fate of the 100,000 civilians still trapped in Ukraine’s war-torn Mariupol, Mayor Vadym Boichenko told Reuters on Thursday, saying that satellite images of a mass grave site were proof Russians were burying bodies to try to hide the death toll. Follow our live blog for all the latest developments.
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[darenzy]

That mayor... I'm sure he will fight to the last Ukrainian. From his hotel room in Kiev or Lviv.

[Jo-kggz]

The mayor said Mariupol is in Ukraine hand and also begging Russia to allow the evacuation of people over there, is he normal.

[Rasmajnoon]

Azovs, come out so the marioupol residents can judge what you did if you are real men

[david-bdtd]

Ukrainian soldiers should let the civilians leave, don't keep them as human shield as demanded by Russia ....

[PhantomOfManyTopics]

The Azov Battalion are holding civilians as shields.

[INeedJesussure]

So much victim blaming in the comments

[andrewthurman]

For the 1st time in weeks the citizens of mariopul will be able to leave or stay without being held as shields.

[justineesun]

No ... Russia have given them the chance to surrender and walk out ... well as you have called it, a 'war' no...so the choice is obviously at the very hand of the people in Mariupol themselves, if they so choses to stick by it...well be it.

[katrinat]

Which Mariopol residents do you mean? May be Ukranian nationalists and foreign mercenaries??🙂

[Kenjikah]

Quite frankly Zellenskyy needs to order his troops to let the civilians go in honor of Easter

[saprissacampeoncampeon]

A few man in a Steel factory AND thinks they áre winning.jaja

[christeleokhanyabezu]

But he gave them time to surrender, Blame the soldiers

[deankruse]

Kadyrovites don't decide who's city Mariupol is.

[Kalus_Saxon]

Stop watching this drivel and go to Patrick Lancaster yt channel

[mr.watson]

The old lady must remember Holodomor and several revolutions.How many times do they loose family, home, money, homeland..? i pray for Ukrainian every day.

[StrangerBaba]

Why don't azov battalion release civilians if there are any.. why using them as a human shields.. stop hypocrisy

[arnabsen]

Other news of the war is not coming, so Russia is advancing 😢

[edgarjohnston]

Fate of these mercenaries, Ukraine soldier and civilians is and only is in the arms Elensky. Elensky should not have ordered them to fight till death.

[danielhutchinson]

The Azov Guys seem to have installed some of their people in Government back in 2015.
The fact that they now have taken the Steel Mill as their Hostage reveals a lot about their concern for the Locals?

[soreeyez]

How can fate of people be in the hands of a paper 🐻 bear 🐻?