The besieged port city of Mariupol has seen some of Russia's fiercest bombardments since the invasion began. DW's Nick Connolly was able to get through to 19-year-old Yuri, who sent him these voice messages before he managed to escape Mariupol.
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky says "hundreds" who sheltered in a theater in Mariupol are still trapped. Meanwhile, more than two million refugees have now crossed into Poland. Follow DW for the latest.
Fall of Mariupol would mark a major battlefield advance for the Russians, who are largely bogged down outside other major cities; Ukraine says no military forces available to help
Russia continued its barrage of Ukraine in the fourth week of the war, pressing deeper into the devastated city of Mariupol this weekend where local officials claimed Russian troops had forcibly relocated thousands of residents, some to Russia.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, in a speech Tuesday to Italy’s parliament, accused Russian soldiers around Kyiv of “torturing and kidnapping children” while declaring that the eastern city of Mariupol is “completely destroyed.”
Mariupol, once home to more than 450,000 people, is being "reduced to ashes," Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said. Follow here for live news updates.
Mariupol, once home to more than 450,000 people, is being "reduced to ashes," Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said. Follow here for live news updates.
Mariupol, once home to more than 450,000 people, is being "reduced to ashes," Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said. Follow here for live news updates.
Ukraine's president has accused Russian forces of "simply capturing" refugees trying to make their way out of the besieged city of Mariupol where 100,000 people remain trapped. Follow DW for the latest.
Ukraine's president has accused Russian forces of "simply capturing" refugees trying to make their way out of the besieged city of Mariupol where 100,000 people remain trapped. Follow DW for the latest.
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