The latest on the Russia–Ukraine crisis, April 17. Click here for updates from April 16.
Luhansk Region Governor Says Shelling Kills Two, Injures Four in Eastern Town of Zolote
At least two people were killed and four have been injured on Sunday in the shelling of the eastern Ukrainian town of Zolote, the local governor said.
“In one of the high-rise buildings, two floors were destroyed … We have at least two dead citizens, four more wounded,” said Serhiy Gaidai, the governor of the Luhansk region.
Reuters could not immediately verify his remarks
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Ukrainians Defy Deadline to Surrender in Mariupol
The Russian military estimated that about 2,500 Ukrainian fighters holding out at a hulking steel plant with a warren of underground passageways provided the last pocket of resistance in Mariupol.
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