The Latest Breaking News from Mariupol

Post by embassy in London had claimed images of women injured in hospital bombing were faked

Not a single civilian was able to leave the encircled Ukrainian city of Mariupol on Thursday as Russian forces failed to respect a temporary ceasefire to allow evacuations, Ukraine's Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk said on national television.

Russian forces have reached the northeastern edge of the city amid heavy battles for control of the main highway.

After Russian forces began attacking Ukrainian cities such as Mariupol, museums and local authorities rushed to protect their heritage, stowing away precious artworks, religious icons, and fortifying national monuments.

IN THE PAPERS – Thursday, March 10: "Atrocious" and "depraved": British and European dailies express their horror over Russian air strikes on a maternity hospital in the Ukrainian city of Mariupol. EU leaders are meeting in Versailles to discuss defence strategies and find consensus on sanctions; we look at some…

Mariupol is increasingly cut off as the city reels from an attack on its hospital

Russia has branded the Ukrainian claims that it was guilty of the horrifying bombing of a Mariupol children's hospital as "fake news", with the incident causing global outrage.

KYIV, Ukraine — The highest-level meeting between Russia and Ukraine since the war began produced no breakthroughs Thursday as those on the ground tried to alleviate the suffering of devastated Ukrainian cities, evacuate more people to safety and assess the grim toll of a strike on a maternity hospital.

A humanitarian convoy trying to reach the south-eastern city has also had to turn back because of the fighting.

Foreign Secretary Liz Truss made the harrowing remarks after Western officials had expressed 'serious concerns' that Russia is 'setting the scene' for such an attack

The mayor of Mauipol, Sergei Orlov, told GMB's Ranvir Singh that 47 civilians have had to be buried in a mass grave