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While there are speculations that the southern Ukraine city of Mariupol will soon be captured by Russian forces, peace negotiations between the two sides are also stalled.
Russia has released a video saying it has successfully tested a next-generation intercontinental ballistic missile, an ICBM.
Reporter Ahn Sang-woo on the sidewalk.
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Azoustal Works in Mariupol, a port city in southern Ukraine.
Black smoke billows from the ironworks.
Street fighting continues around the steel mill.
[Olexi Arestovich/Aide to the President of Ukraine: Mariupol is still holding up well.
The battle continues near the Azoustal Works, etc.]
Earlier, the Russian army announced that it had opened a humanitarian channel for the remaining civilians and the surrendered Ukrainian army at this steelworks, but some say that Mariupol's situation appears to have been a genocide. There are also concerns that it could be more serious than the accident where hundreds of bodies were found.
[Tony Blincoln/Secretary of State: When the time comes when Russian troops withdraw from Mariupol, we will see a more serious situation.]
The war has entered a new phase, but negotiations between the two sides are still deadlocked. is.
Yesterday (20th), Russia announced that it had handed over a negotiation proposal with a clear proposal to Ukraine, but Ukrainian President Zelensky said that he had not received a negotiation proposal.
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In the midst of this, Russia has released a video of the first test launch of a next-generation intercontinental ballistic missile.
It has a maximum range of 18,000 km and is said to be capable of carrying up to 15 megaton-class nuclear warheads.
The Russian military is expected to be put into service as soon as the tests are completed, suggesting that the geopolitical tension that Russia has created after the invasion of Ukraine is expected to increase.