A Pyrrhic Victory for Putin in Mariupol – 95% of the City Is Destroyed.
Mariupol will remain a moral success for Ukraine.
The evocation of Mariupol will remain forever associated with that of a martyred city. The port city is not only emblematic of the Russian army's siege and its atrocities, but also of one of the most relentless sieges in modern military history, which is now coming to an end.
The Ukrainian army said Tuesday, May 17, 2022, that it was working to evacuate …
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