19-05-2022, 10:13 PM
U.S. officials have said that they believe that Russia could be looking to annex the Donetsk and Luhansk areas of eastern Ukraine this month. Mariupol is part of the Donetsk oblast.
https://www.npr.org/2022/05/18/109988515...t-it-means
https://www.npr.org/2022/05/18/109988515...t-it-means