Russia's War Against Ukraine Al Jazeera: Ukraine’s Mariupol stuck between war and Russian blockade By Al Jazeera. Published June 17, 2019 at 3:12 pm Ukrainain sevicemen attend a military drills near Urzuf village not far from the city of Mariupol, eastern Ukraine on Nov. 29, 2018. Photo by AFP The sea blockade cost Alexey Pilipchuk his job. Read more here.