Russian forces shelled a mosque in the port city of Mariupol on Saturday that was sheltering more than 80 people, including children, the Ukrainian government.
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The Ukrainian Embassy in Turkey said 86 Turkish nationals, including 34 children, were among those who sought safety in the mosque of Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent and his wife, Roksolana.Russian ground forces that have predominately been north of Kyiv have edged to within 25 kilometers of the city center, according to
"Elements of the large Russian column north of Kyiv have dispersed. This is likely to support a Russian attempt to encircle the city," the ministry said." and officials have warned of an escalating humanitarian crisis that's left residents with no heat or communication. As of Friday, more than 1,500 people have died in Mariupol during 12 days of attack, according to the Minister ofThe ongoing shelling led crews to stop digging trenches for mass graves, so the "dead aren’t even being buried," Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said, per AP.
Russian forces bombed a children's hospital and maternity ward in Mariupol this week, which Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky called a "war crime" and "proof that the genocide of Ukrainians is taking place."
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