Liz Truss has condemned the "abduction and deportation" of Ukrainians from the besieged city of Mariupol, in a move that has been likened to Nazi Germany.
A Ukrainian MP claimed that her countrymen and women were being forced to relocate to "distant parts of Russia" to work in conditions akin to slave labour.
The UK Foreign Secretary said she was "appalled" by the reports and vowed for Vladimir Putin to be "held to account" for his treatment of civilians during the invasion.