Residents of the besieged Ukrainian city of Mariupol are being taken to Russia against their will by Russian troops, the city's municipality said on Saturday.
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Residents were taken to camps in Russia, where they had their phones and documents checked, the city said in a statement, according to CNN.
Mariupol Mayor Vadym Boichenko compared the situation to concentration camps, when "Nazis forcibly captured people," adding that "it is hard to imagine that in the 21st century people can be forcibly taken to another country."
Mariupol has endured some of the worst Russian shelling since the beginning of the war on Feb. 24. More than 40,000 residents have fled the city and more than 300,000 are said to still be trapped without electricity and with supplies of food dwindling. The city's drama theater, where over 1,000 people – including women and children – was bombed by Russian troops last week.
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