Mariupol

American

[mar-ee-oo-puhl, muh-ryi-oo-puhl] / ˌmær iˈu pəl, mə ryɪˈu pəl /

noun

a city in SE Ukraine, on the Sea of Azov.

Mariupol British

/ məriˈupəlj /

noun

Former name (1948–91): Zhdanov. a port in SE Ukraine, on an estuary leading to the Sea of Azov. Pop: 485 000 (2005 est)

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By spring he was one of thousands of Ukrainian soldiers captured by Russia during the siege of the Azovstal steelworks in the coastal city of Mariupol.

From BBC

Zui, 13, loved boxing and football and played the latter for a local team in Mariupol.

From BBC

Alexeyev has played a significant role during the war in Ukraine, taking part in talks with Ukraine during the Russian siege of Mariupol in 2022.

From BBC

“We go for walks around the city, because there’s no point sitting home in the dark,” said Bakhtar, a 45-year-old who recently moved to Odesa from Russian-occupied Mariupol, adding that she stocked up on candles and flashlights for the holidays.

From The Wall Street Journal

“Life under occupation was also very hard,” she said, adding that there were often issues with water and electricity in occupied Mariupol.

From The Wall Street Journal

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