Mariupol blocked. All bridges, approaches to town destroyed - Russian Defense Ministry

MOSCOW. March 10 (Interfax) - The Ukrainian city of Mariupol has been blocked, the head of Russia's National Defense Control Center, Mikhail Mizintsev, told a briefing on Friday.

"In regard to Mariupol. The town is blocked, all bridges and approaches to it are destroyed, the main roads have been mined by nationalists, and gunmen are roaming the streets, firing indiscriminately, thereby forcing the civilian population to stay in," Mizintsev said.