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Ukraine says Russia used long-range bombers on Mariupol; first time in war

Mariupol Ukraine Oleksandr Motuzyanyk Russia
A view shows a residential building destroyed in the course of Ukraine-Russia conflict in the southern port city of Mariupol, Ukraine April 14, 2022. Picture taken with a drone. REUTERS/Pavel Klimov

Ukraine's defence ministry spokesman Oleksandr Motuzyanyk said on Friday that for, the first time since the start of its invasion, Russia used long-range bombers to attack the besieged port city of Mariupol.

Motuzyanyk said Russia was concentrating its efforts on seizing the cities of Rubizhne, Popasna and Mariupol.

(Reporting by Natalia Zinets; Writing by Alexander Winning; editing by John Stonestreet)

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