Russia drops 2 ‘superbombs’ on Ukraine's Mariupol, Zelenskyy turns to Pope

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Russia drops 2 ‘superbombs’ on Ukraine's Mariupol, Zelenskyy turns to Pope

Last Updated : 23 Mar 2022 11:20:10 AM IST

Russian forces dropped two "super powerful bombs" in Mariupol on Tuesday as local authorities made a fresh attempt to rescue civilians from the besieged Ukrainian port city that has suffered relentless shelling since Moscow’s invasion began about a month ago.

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said there was "nothing left" of the strategic city amid Kyiv’s appeal to Moscow to allow the evacuation of at least 1,00,000 people who want to leave.

"There is nothing left there. Only ruins," Zelenskyy said of Mariupol, which has a peacetime population of 4,00,000, in a video address to the Italian parliament.

As he was speaking, the city council said Russian forces had dropped two large bombs on Mariupol but gave no details of casualties or damage.

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