besiege

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"We were besieged inside our house and couldn't leave," she recalls, describing how power, water and internet connections were all severed.

From BBC

On the eastern front, the Ukrainian commander of forces in the besieged eastern city of Bakhmut said Russian troops had stepped up shelling, in a bid to take the city by Tuesday's celebrations.

From BBC

New York has become one of the nation’s safest large cities, but the emotional responses recalled the metropolis of decades ago, when residents felt besieged by crime and fatal vigilantism made national headlines.

From Seattle Times

Ukraine has accused Russia of attacking the besieged city of Bakhmut with phosphorus munitions.

From BBC

Ukraine has accused Russia of using phosphorus to attack the besieged city of Bakhmut.

From BBC