Ukrainian forces besieged by Russian troops in Mariupol vowed Sunday to fight till the end, as the government in Kyiv braced for the possibility of heavy strikes on Monday, when Russia commemorates the Soviet Union’s victory in World War II.
Ukrainian troops who have been defending Mariupol and are holed up inside the massive Azovstal steel plant there pleaded Sunday with the Kyiv government and international groups to negotiate a rescue.
