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The Russian army has surrounded the capital and continued an offensive to take over the capital of Ukraine, but Ukraine, which counterattacked, has regained some of its strongholds.

On the other hand, indiscriminate bombardment by Russian forces continues in southern cities where food supplies to the residents have been cut off.



First of all, this is Reporter Ahn Sang-woo.



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Makario, about 30km west of Kiiu, the capital of Ukraine.

Ukrainian soldiers pick up a burnt flag as they tour the destroyed police station.



Although it was occupied by Russian forces during the siege of Kiiu, it was successfully recaptured.



Ukrainian forces recapture news from Igeum, which connects Ukraine's second city, Kharkiv, to the eastern Donbas region, and from Kherson, the southern part of the country, which was occupied by Russian forces just a week after the start of the war.



The Ukrainian army was confident of victory, saying that the Russian army had only three days' supply of ammunition, fuel and food.



An analysis showed that more than 10% of the 150,000 Russian troops mobilized for the invasion had fled the battlefield.



[John Kirby / U.S. Department of Defense Spokesperson: As the Ukrainian army becomes more aggressive, the Russian army is not achieving its strategic goals properly.]



However, a southern port city surrounded by Russian forces and being bombarded indiscriminately for over three weeks. In Mariupol, the situation is getting worse.



With 100,000 people still trapped in the city without water or food, Russian troops are blocking relief supplies from entering the city, and it is impossible for refugees to get out of the city. appealed.



[President Volodymyr Zelensky/President of Ukraine: All our efforts toward Mariupol are unfortunately hampered by Russian bombing and planned terrorism.]



Meanwhile, the US and the US that Russia's ally Belarus may join the war to help Russia. Concerns are growing as the remarks of NATO officials are transmitted through foreign media.



(Video editing: Jeon Min-gyu)



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