The mayor of the Ukrainian port city of Mariupol says more than 10,000 civilians have died in the Russian siege of his city and the full death toll could surpass twice that number.
KYIV, Ukraine — Corpses are now “carpeted through the streets” of Mariupol after Russian troops killed more than 10,000 civilians over the past six weeks in their unsuccessful fight to capture the strategic southern port, the mayor said, while Western powers warned Tuesday of an ongoing buildup for a suspected Russian assault in Ukraine’s east.
The southeastern port city of Mariupol has seen some of the heaviest attacks and civilian suffering in the 6-week-old war, but the land, sea and air assaults by Russian forces fighting to capture it have increasingly limited information on circumstances inside the city. Russian forces have taken many bodies to a huge shopping center where there are storage facilities and refrigerators, Boychenko said.
The discovery of large numbers of apparently executed civilians after Russian forces retreated from cities and towns around the capital, Kyiv, already has prompted widespread condemnation and assertions that Russia is committing war crimes in Ukraine. A senior U.S. defense official on Monday described a long Russian convoy now rolling toward the eastern city of Izyum with artillery, aviation and infantry support, as part of redeployment for what appears to be the looming Russian campaign.
Australia Latest News, Australia Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
This day in history, April 10: British liner RMS Titanic sets sail from Southampton, EnglandAlmanacs are full of lists of global and national historic events. But “This Day in History” feature invites you to not just peruse a list, but to take a trip back in time to see how a significant event originally was reported in the Chicago Tribune.
Read more »
‘SNL’ Addresses Will Smith’s 10-Year Oscars Ban: “Is That a Punishment?”Colin Jost poked fun at the Academy's recent decision during Saturday's installment of 'Weekend Update.'
Read more »
Baldwin Park family of 10 pleas for help after their specially outfitted van was stolenA family of 10 is desperately pleading for the public's help in hunting down their specially outfitted passenger van after it was stolen from in front of their home on church property.
Read more »
‘Fast & Furious 10’: Brie Larson To Join “The FAMILY”, Per Vin DieselVin Diesel took to Instagram on Saturday night to announce Oscar winner Brie Larson’s casting in Fast & Furious 10. “Yeah yeah yeah… you see this angel over my shoulder cracking me …
Read more »
Brie Larson joins ‘Fast and Furious 10,’ Vin Diesel announces“Beyond her beauty, her intellect… her Oscar, haha is this profound soul who will add something you might not have expected but yearned for,” Diesel wrote via Instagram.
Read more »