Even if Russia pulls back on its goals in this war, one city it might try to take is Mariupol. Holding the port city would give a land corridor between Crimea and the Donbass region. But despite constant shelling from the past month, only about half its residents have left. Mike Armstrong spoke with two sisters who have now reached safety.
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