The Latest Breaking News from Mariupol

No water, light, heating or phones: Life in Mariupol, a Ukrainian city under siege

Russian forces have left the city facing a humanitarian crisis

The Independent UK · Mar 4, 2022

Besieged Ukrainian city of Mariupol appeals for help

The Ukrainian city of Mariupol has no water, heat or electricity and is running out of food, its mayor said on Friday, as forces battling a Russian onslaught warned they needed reinforcements to help avoid losing control of the strategic port city.

Reuters · Mar 4, 2022

Russia’s war in Ukraine: complete guide in maps, video and pictures

Where is fighting happening and how did we get here?

The Guardian - UK · Mar 4, 2022

Father mourns son after shelling on Ukraine soccer field

A man in the Ukraine port city of Mariupol collapses in grief as he mourns the death of his 16-year-old son, Iliya, killed after shelling on a soccer field near a school

The Independent UK · Mar 4, 2022

Russian forces aim to cut off Ukraine’s coastal cities

KYIV, Ukraine — Russian forces bombarded and besieged a swath of southern Ukrainian cities Thursday, seeking to sever access to the country’s crucial seacoasts even as the invaders appeared stalled in a bid to knock out Ukraine’s leadership by capturing or subduing the capital, Kyiv.

Los Angeles Times · Mar 3, 2022

Russia-Ukraine war latest: Russia takes control of Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant; Kyiv, Kharkiv, Chernihiv, Mariupol under assault

Ukraine says Russian troops have captured a nuclear power plant which was the scene of heavy fighting that set a building on fire and damaged part of a reactor complex.

ABC News · Mar 3, 2022

Latest Ukraine updates: US slams Russian nuclear plant attack

Ukraine-Russia news from March 4: At UNSC meeting, Ukrainian envoy accuses Russia of ‘nuclear terrorism’.

Al Jazeera · Mar 3, 2022

Ukraine fighting spirals with hundreds feared dead in port city, sieges elsewhere

KYIV, Ukraine — Hundreds were feared dead in the embattled Ukrainian port city of Mariupol on Thursday after more than a day of Russian bombardment left buildings in ruins and civilians cowering in terror. Moscow’s invading forces also stepped up a siege of other key cities, including a crucial power-generating…

Los Angeles Times · Mar 3, 2022

Ukrainian city Mariupol surrounded by Russians with echoes of bloody siege of Leningrad

Russian forces have cornered the Ukrainian port city of Mariupol with constant airstrikes having left residents without power or water and no way to evacuate

Daily Mirror · Mar 3, 2022

Kherson: Russian army moves to cut Ukraine’s access to sea

Russian forces claim capture of city and also tighten siege of Mariupol as large amphibious taskforce threatens Odesa

The Guardian - UK · Mar 3, 2022