New images from Mariupol underscore the devastation in the strategically important port city in south-eastern Ukraine after weeks of Russian military bombardment.
The big picture: Officials say thousands of people are trapped in the besieged city, with food, water and medicines in short supply. US State Department spokesman Ned Price said that “some of the most egregious reports of possible war crimes” by Putin’s forces “came from Mariupol.”
The scene on a street in Mariupol under the control of the Russian military and pro-Russian separatists on March 29. Photo: Agency Leon Klein/Anadolu via Getty Images
A large crowd waited for groceries and supplies outside a grocery store in Mariupol on March 29. Satellite Image: Maxar Technologies
A school in Mariupol damaged by shelling on March 29. Photo: Agency Leon Klein/Anadolu via Getty Images
Downtown Mariupol showed extensive damage at and near the Mariupol Theater on March 29. The Russian word for “children” can still be seen outside the theater. Satellite Image: Maxar Technologies
A woman cooks a meal near an apartment in Mariupol that was damaged by shelling on March 29. Photo: Agency Leon Klein/Anadolu via Getty Images
Residential houses and apartment buildings in Mariupol were destroyed by shelling on March 29. Satellite Image: Maxar Technologies
Residents of Mariupol surrounded by rubble from the March 29 Russian military bombardment. Photo: Agency Leon Klein/Anadolu via Getty Images
Apartment buildings destroyed by Russian shelling in Mariupol on March 29. Satellite Image: Maxar Technologies
A room destroyed by Russian shelling in a house in Mariupol on March 2. Photo: Agency Leon Klein/Anadolu via Getty Images
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Editor’s Note: This article has been updated with more images.