The Latest Breaking News from Mariupol

Russian forces bomb Mariupol art school sheltering 400 civilians, Ukrainian officials say

Officials did not indicate the number of casualties but warned that there may people trapped under the rubble.

Axios · Mar 20, 2022

Putin’s troops ‘forcing thousands of women and children from Mariupol into Russian territory’ Ukraine claims

The city council claims residents were forced to leave shelters where they were hiding.

The Independent UK · Mar 20, 2022

Ukraine accuses Russia of bombing Mariupol school sheltering 400

Authorities in the port city say those sheltering in the targeted school include women and children.

Al Jazeera · Mar 20, 2022

Russia-Ukraine war: Key things to know about the conflict

Russian troops have stepped up their bombardment of the besieged port city of Mariupol, with Ukrainian officials saying a strike flattened an art school used as a shelter by hundreds of civilians

The Independent UK · Mar 20, 2022

Russians bomb art school where 400 Ukrainians had taken refuge

School building was destroyed and people may be trapped under the rubble

Wales Online · Mar 20, 2022

Russia ‘has increased indiscriminate shelling of urban areas causing widespread destruction’, UK says

Russia tactics will cause ‘large numbers of civilian casualties’, UK defence ministry says

The Independent UK · Mar 20, 2022

Russia ‘bombs art school in Mariupol where 400 people were sheltering’ Ukraine claims

The building was reportedly destroyed and authorities warned people could be under the rubble

The Independent UK · Mar 20, 2022

Zelenskiy Says Russia Wages ‘Terror’, Mariupol Says Thousands Deported

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said Russia's siege of the port city of Mariupol was "a terror that will be remembered for centuries to come", while local authorities said thousands of residents there had been taken by force across the border. "Over the past week, several thousand Mariupol residents were deported…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 20, 2022

Ukraine’s Zelenskyy says siege of Mariupol involved war crimes

Ukrainian leader says siege of Mariupol would go down in history for what he said were ‘war crimes’ committed by Russia.

Al Jazeera · Mar 20, 2022

One of Europe's Biggest Steel Works Damaged in Ukraine's Mariupol

One of Europe's biggest iron and steel works, Azovstal, has been badly damaged as Russian forces lay siege to the Ukrainian port city of Mariupol, officials said Sunday. "One of the biggest metallurgic plants in #Europe destroyed. The economic losses for #Ukraine are huge. The environment is devastated," tweeted Ukrainian…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 20, 2022