Ukrainian City of Mariupol ‘In the Hands’ of Russian Forces: Mayor

Service members of pro-Russian troops drive a multiple rocket launcher with the symbols "Z" painted on its sides in the course of Ukraine-Russia conflict in the besieged southern port city of Mariupol, Ukraine, on March 24, 2022. Alexander Ermochenko/File Photo/Reuters

Russian forces are in control of large areas of the besieged Black Sea city of Mariupol, said Ukrainian officials.

“Not everything is in our power,” Mariupol Mayor Vadym Boichenko told CNN on Monday. “Unfortunately, we are in the hands of the occupiers today.” Fewer than half the city’s residents have remained, he also said.