The Latest Breaking News from Mariupol

Russia accused of striking residential areas in what would be first attack on Black Sea port

We still do not know the sum total of the horror taking place in Mariupol, the city in south-east Ukraine with a pre-war population of more than 400,000.

A Russian-backed separatist leader in eastern Ukraine said on Monday it would take more than a week to take control of the besieged Ukrainian port city of Mariupol, the Russian news agency Interfax reported.

EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell is accusing Russia of committing war crimes in Ukraine, most notably in the besieged port city of Mariupol where hundreds of civilians have been killed. Borrell says that “what’s happening in Mariupol is a massive war crime. Destroying everything, bombarding and killing everybody in…

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A team of Associated Press journalists documented the agony of the Ukrainian city of Mariupol from inside the city center when they learned their names were on a Russian list

Russian Colonel-General Mikhail Mizintsev told Ukraine officials that they had until 5am Moscow time (2am GMT) to respond to his ultimatum

Mass graves are being dug in the city as cold basements get filled up by those seeking shelter

Ukraine described the situation in Mariupol on Monday as "very difficult" and said it had been unable to establish a new safe corridor to evacuate civilians from the besieged city after it defied a Russian ultimatum to surrender.