The Latest Breaking News from Mariupol

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…

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

The port city of Mariupol in the south of Ukraine is surrounded by Russian forces. Its population of more than 400,000 is besieged by heavy shelling. “There has been no light, no heat, and no water now for two full days and we have hardly any food left,” one resident told…

The ITV news team had the turret of a fearsome Russian take pointed directly at them as troops then aimed rifles at their car as they joined the last convoy out of Mariupol

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.

The strategically located city has become the first major urban centre to be in Russian hands.

Where is fighting happening and how did we get here?

Russian forces are trying to blockade the southeastern Ukrainian port city of Mariupol, knocking out power, water and heating supplies with bombardment that is preventing residents from fleeing, local authorities said on Thursday.

Russian shelling and attacks on civilian populations killed 34 civilians in Ukraine's eastern Kharkiv region in the past 24 hours between March 2-3, the emergency services said on Thursday.