In photos: Mariupol devastated after weeks of Russian bombardment
Published Date: 3/30/2022
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Fresh images of Mariupol underscore the devastation in the strategically important port city in southeastern Ukraine after weeks of Russian military bombardment.
The big picture: Officials say thousands of people remain trapped in the besieged city, with food, water and medicine in short supply. U.S. State Department spokesperson Ned Price has said "some of the most egregious accounts of what could constitute war crimes" by Putin's forces "have emanated from Mariupol."
The scene on a Mariupol street under the control of the Russian military and pro-Russian separatists on March 29. Photo: Leon Klein/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images
People line up for food and supplies outside a Mariupol grocery store on March 29. Satellite image: Maxar Technologies
A school suffers significant damage by shelling in Mariupol on March 29. Photo: Leon Klein/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images
Damage on March 29 in and around the Mariupol Theater, which was sheltering over 1,000 people, including children, when a Russian strike struck it and killed at least 300 people earlier this month, according to local officials. The Russian word for "children" can still be seen outside the theater. Satellite image: Maxar Technologies
A woman cooks a meal near a Mariupol apartment damaged by shelling on March 29. Photo: Leon Klein/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images
Mariupol apartment buildings and homes are destroyed by Russian airstrikes on March 29. Satellite image: Maxar Technologies
Mariupol residents surrounded by rubble from the Russian military bombardment on March 29. Photo: Leon Klein/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images
Mariupol apartment buildings on March 29 that were destroyed by Russian shelling. Satellite image: Maxar Technologies
A room in a home destroyed by Russian strikes on Mariupol on March 29. Photo: Leon Klein/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images
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Editor's note: This article has been updated with more images.