The besieged city of Mariupol faces an 'apocalyptic' situation, while the mayor of Ukraine's capital says half the population has fled as the city is 'transformed into a fortress'.
Residents of Irpin and Bucha, in the Kyiv region, flee fighting via a destroyed bridge on 10 March 10, 2022.Russia and Ukraine failed to make a breakthrough in their first top-level talks since Moscow's invasion two weeks ago, as Russian advances sparked fears the Ukrainian capital Kyiv could soon be encircled.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said it was a Russian "war crime", a position backed by top European Union officials. The UN estimates more than 2.3 million refugees have left Ukraine since Russia shocked the world by invading its pro-Western neighbour on 24 February.The White House slammed the "barbaric" use of force against civilians, while EU foreign policy chief Joseph Borrell echoed Mr Zelenskyy in calling the hospital attack a "heinous war crime".
Ukrainian emergency employees and volunteers carry an injured pregnant woman from the maternity hospital in Mariupol, Ukraine, which was damaged by shelling.The city council reported new Russian air attacks on Thursday on residential buildings in Mariupol, which aid agencies say is facing an "apocalyptic" situation, with no water, power or heat for more than a week.
"The Russian aviation carried out absolutely no missions to hit targets on the ground in the Mariupol area," Konashenkov said. A team from news agency AFP witnessed missile strikes in Velyka Dymerka, a village just outside Kyiv's city limits. The conflict has raised fears of a nuclear accident in a country with major nuclear plants and the site of the Chernobyl disaster.
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