Alarm grows over Mariupol as Russia squeezes Kyiv
Burning apartment buildings are seen in western Mariupol, Ukraine, in a Maxar satellite image taken and released on March 12, 2022
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Russian forces upped the pressure on Kyiv Saturday and pummelled civilian areas in other Ukrainian cities, amid fresh efforts to deliver aid to the devastated port city of Mariupol.
The southern port city Mariupol in particular is facing what Ukraine says is a "humanitarian catastrophe", with more than 1,500 civilians killed over 12 days.
Originally published as Alarm grows over Mariupol as Russia squeezes Kyiv
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