The Latest Breaking News from Mariupol

VIDEO: Ukraine’s Azov Regiment Shows Russians Bombing Mariupol

“Bombs fall every 10 minutes,” says a commander of the Ukraine fighting force that is now part of the national guard.

Zenger · Mar 22, 2022

Fragmented picture of devastation emerges from Ukrainian city of Mariupol under continual bombardment by Russian forces

With communications disrupted and movement restricted, details about the horror that is unfolding in Mariupol come as anecdotes, uncertain estimates and unverifiable claims. WARNING: This story contains content which may be distressing for some readers.

ABC News · Mar 22, 2022

Ukrainians go on counteroffensive near capital even as Russia moves into strategic port

LVIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian forces defending the capital, Kyiv, managed to wrest back control of a strategic outlying town that Russian troops had earlier captured, Ukrainian officials said Tuesday, but invading troops were reported to have breached the besieged port city of Mariupol, scene of some of the war’s most…

Los Angeles Times · Mar 22, 2022

A Ukrainian Woman's Story Of Terror In Mariupol: 'There Is Nothing More Valuable Than Human Life'

Valentyna Zakharchuk is a Ukrainian citizen who will provide daily on-the-ground updates of the Russian invasion for Benzinga. Khrystyna, a resident of Mariupol, shared her experience with me: 

Benzinga · Mar 22, 2022

Journalists 'hunted by Russia' over Ukraine coverage describe terrifying ordeal

AP’s Mstyslav Chernov and photographer colleague Evgeniy Maloletka escaped t he besiegedUkrainian city of Mariupol and say the Russians had a list of names they were

Daily Mirror · Mar 22, 2022

More than 2,300 children ‘kidnapped’ by Russian forces, says Ukraine

Claim comes days after Mariupol authorities said thousands of its residents had been deported

The Independent UK · Mar 22, 2022

In Ukraine, life goes on despite Putin

Lviv is flooded with refugees and Russian attacks continue — but Ukrainians understand their place in history

Salon · Mar 22, 2022

Siege of Mariupol: Why the Ukrainian port city has been targeted by Russia

Vladimir Putin’s troops have pounded Sea of Azov town with shells and created hellish conditions for inhabitants in pursuit of coastal land corridor linking Crimea with Donbas

The Independent UK · Mar 22, 2022

Ukraine’s Leader Says ‘Nothing Left’ of Mariupol, Kherson Also Facing Humanitarian Disaster

Ukraine's president said on Tuesday there was "nothing left" of the city of Mariupol after weeks of Russian bombardment, and Kyiv appealed to Moscow to allow the evacuation of at least 100,000 people who want to leave. Ukraine has issued increasingly dire warnings about the situation in the encircled southern…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 22, 2022

Fighting rages in Ukraine's Mariupol, says regional governor

A regional governor in Ukraine said on Tuesday Russian and Ukrainian forces were fighting in the city of Mariupol, and accused Russian troops of firing indiscriminately at residential areas and Ukrainian military targets.

Reuters · Mar 22, 2022