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Ukrainian fighters defending Mariupol have managed to regroup for a last stand to keep the city from falling to Russia, commanders have said. The defiant message came as Russia claimed more than 1,000 Ukrainian marines fighting in the besieged city had surrendered, with those remaining urged to end their 'pointless resistance'.
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