The Latest Breaking News from Mariupol

LVIV, Ukraine — A day after Russia said it would “drastically” reduce attacks on strategic northern cities in its war against Ukraine, those regions came under fresh bombardment Wednesday, deepening Ukrainian and Western officials’ skepticism over any easing of the offensive.

In an interview with FRANCE 24 and RFI on Wednesday, French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said talks between Russian and Ukrainian envoys had led to various declarations but "no action", adding that it was time Russia made some moves toward conciliation. He also warned of an "appalling" situation unfolding…

A Russian-backed separatist leader said on Wednesday that 140,000 people had left the Ukrainian city of Mariupol for Russia or the breakaway Donetsk People's Republic since Russian forces began besieging it, the Interfax news agency reported.

A Red Cross building in Mariupol, Ukraine, was struck with artillery and targeted by warplanes. Russia attacked it even though its roof is marked with an internationally recognised Red Cross symbol

Ramzan Kadyrov promoted to lieutenant-general for his role in invasion of Ukraine

The city has suffered some of the worst shelling since the war while officials have claimed Russian forces have detained civilians

Mariupol, a city under siege by the Russian army, has become a symbol of Ukrainian resistance. Amid intense fighting and devastating shelling attacks, Mariupol is also the site of a war of images. Propaganda photos and videos from both sides have been widely distributed as proof that either the Ukrainians…

‘Total rethink’ of European security needed to offer protection from Russian aggression ‘like quills on porcupine’ for former Soviet states

The United Nations said on Tuesday that more than 1,100 civilians have been killed in Ukraine since Russia’s invasion began