Ukraine says Russia seized relief workers in Mariupol convoy as Kremlin denies invasion has stalled

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy estimated that 100,000 civilians remained in Mariupol, the scene of some of the war’s worst devastation, as Russia presses a nearly month-old offensive by bombarding cities and towns.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has denied that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has stalled (AP Photo/Andrew Marienko)

It has been claimed that Russia has seized rescue workers from a convoy trying to bring food and supplies into the bloodied port city of Mariupol as Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov denied that the invasion of Ukraine has stalled.

Asked on CNN what Russian President Vladimir Putin has achieved in Ukraine, he said: “Well, first of all not yet. He hasn’t achieved yet.”