trying to reach the us. the current dire economic circumstances meet this exodus is more acute than it had been for many years. the russian defence ministry says its forces are in complete control of the vast steelworks in the port of mariupol, following the surrender of the ukrainian soldiers defending it. fighters from the azov regiment were holed up inside the plant for weeks, while the city suffered constant bombardment. meanwhile, the president of ukraine volodymyr zelensky has said that the donbas region in the east of the country has been completely destroyed. he said it was like hell . jeremy bowen has the latest. explosions. the russians are shelling severodonetsk, as they try to encircle it. more than 100,000 people lived in the city before the invasion. now, it s one of russia s biggest targets. this is russia using the methods it perfected in syria and chechnya. heavy bombardment to try to break the will of its opponents. ukrainian rescue crews can still operate
Cross posted from the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) Blog On March 31, The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy