LVIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian officials defiantly rejected a Russian demand that their forces in Mariupol lay down their arms and raise white flags Monday in exchange for safe passage out of the besieged port city.
As Russia intensified its effort to pound Mariupol into submission, its ground offensive in other parts of Ukraine has become bogged down. Western officials and analysts say the conflict is turning into a grinding war of attrition, with Russia bombarding cities.
#Ukraine: A burning Russian MBT slowly cooks off, via @OSINTua pic.twitter.com/M6bggJmUjB
— 🇺🇦 Ukraine Weapons Tracker (@UAWeapons) March 20, 2022
#Ukraine: A VERY rare Russian T-80UK tank was captured by the Ukrainian forces. In total, the Russian army has only a few of these tanks – and two of them were already lost in Ukraine. pic.twitter.com/SjnmVjml3L
— 🇺🇦 Ukraine Weapons Tracker (@UAWeapons) March 20, 2022
