The Latest Breaking News from Mariupol

The Ukrainian port city of Mariupol has been surrounded by Russian forces for more than a week, with residents inside facing catastrophic conditions with no power, heat or water

Ukraine has accused Russia of "genocide" by bombing a children's hospital in the city of Mariupol, which Moscow has rejected as "fake news" claiming the building was a former maternity hospital that had been taken over by troops previously.

Ukraine said the latest incident - the 18th attack on a medical facility - is a 'war crime' and an 'atrocity'

A humanitarian convoy trying to reach the besieged Ukrainian city of Mariupol had to turn back on Thursday because of fighting, Ukraine's deputy prime minister Iryna Vereshchuk said, as the city council reported more Russian shelling.

Act has been widely condemned as a ‘war crime’

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba called on Russia on Wednesday to allow the evacuation of civilians from the besieged city of Mariupol through a "humanitarian corridor".

Russia claimed the bombing is 'fake news'

Mariupol city council said the Russian strike killed three people, including a child.

At least 35,000 civilians were evacuated from besieged Ukrainian cities on Wednesday, President Volodymyr Zelensky said. In a video address late Wednesday, the Ukrainian leader said three humanitarian corridors had allowed residents to leave the cities of Sumy, Enerhodar and areas around Kyiv. He said he hoped the evacuations would…