Russian forces encircled the city nearly two weeks ago, and as the death toll rises, eyewitnesses have reported there is little food or clean water, and no medicine.
Tag: Mariupol (Ukraine)
U.S. to Send Arms to Ukraine, as Russia Intensifies Campaign of Destruction
A defiant mayor of a captured city was kidnapped by Russian troops, Ukrainian authorities say, an act that prompted hundreds to protest.
Russian Sieges in Ukraine Are Prompting Flashbacks for Syrians
“We feel for them and say, may God be with you,” said one Syrian who endured hunger and cold when his own government, backed by Russia, besieged Aleppo.
Russia Batters and Encircles Ukrainian Cities, as Diplomacy Falters
The first meeting during the war of the two countries’ foreign ministers yielded no cease-fire. The Russian side signaled that its invasion would not stop until Ukraine surrendered.
Russia Strikes Ukraine’s Cities and Accuses U.S. of “Economic War”
Misery deepened in Ukraine, where millions of people were caught in besieged cities, and in Russia, where the West’s economic sanctions were biting hard.
After a Week of Siege, Bloodied Mariupol Plans Mass Graves
Under a relentless Russian barrage, there is no heat or electricity, and people are boiling snow for water. A 6-year-old died of dehydration, the authorities said.
‘Just Put the Body Outside.’ The Bloody Siege of Mariupol
Under a relentless Russian barrage, there is no heat or electricity, and people are boiling snow for water. A 6-year-old died of starvation, the authorities said.
Russia Keeps Up Attack, Again Halting Evacuation of Ukrainian Port City
An encircled Mariupol faced intense shelling, while Russian forces kept up their slow advance on Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv.
Your Monday Briefing: Russian Forces Attack Evacuees
Plus China’s new economic plan and updates on an attack on a Pakistani mosque.
What Cities Is Russia Targeting in Ukraine?
About two-thirds of Ukraine’s population of 44 million people lived in cities before Russia’s invasion began. Now many urban areas are in the cross hairs of war.