'We are ready to fight to the last drop of blood': As Russia looms over eastern Ukraine, Canadians are said to be among surrounded Mariupol fighters - Toronto Star

Despite the dire circumstances, it could take more time still before Mariupol’s final military redoubt is overrun.

They are holed up in a gargantuan Soviet-era steel plant, surrounded by Russian troops, and starved of both weapons and food. An estimated 2,500 soldiers fighting for Ukraine, dubbed the Defenders o… [+8181 chars]

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