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Authorities report multiple explosions in western and southern Ukraine, with seven people killed in Lviv, as Russian forces claim near full control of the strategic southern port of Mariupol following almost two months of bloody fighting.

Ukraine said Russia started an anticipated new offensive in the east while a Russian missile attack killed seven people in Lviv, the first civilian victims in the western city about 60 km (40 miles) from Poland.

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KYIV, Ukraine: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky accused Russia of wanting to "destroy" the entire eastern region of Donbas, as the last remaining forces in the strategic port of Mariupol prepared Monday for a final defence.

Five missiles struck the western Ukrainian city on Monday morning, mayor says

Russian forces now claim to control urban areas, but Ukrainian officials say the city has not fallen.

Ukraine said on Monday Russia had started an anticipated new offensive in the east of the country while a Russian missile attack killed seven people in Lviv, the first civilian victims in the western city about 60 km (40 miles) from Poland.

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Russia's anticipated new offensive in Ukraine's eastern Donbas region has begun, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced Monday. Ukraine's top security official said earlier that Russia had launched the "second phase" of the war, with Russian forces attempting to break through defences in the Donetsk, Luhansk and Kharkiv regions but had…