Some civilians leave as Russians tighten noose on Mariupol
KYIV, Ukraine — Only four buses with civilians managed to escape from Mariupol after several unsuccessful attempts, Ukrainian officials said Thursday, as thousands more remained trapped under relentless Russian attacks against the last pockets of Ukrainian resistance in the devastated southern port city.
Another attempt to evacuate civilians from Mariupol will be made Thursday, Ukraine's Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk said.
In Kyiv, Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez and Denmark's Mette Frederiksen became the latest European leaders to show support with a visit to the capital. They were due to meet with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who warned in a video address overnight that the Russians were not "abandoning their attempts to score at least some victory by launching a new, large-scale offensive."
"The West stands together to support the
