Mayor Vadym Boichenko said the situation is so dire in Mariupol, where about 160,000 civilians are trapped without power, that the port city must be completely evacuated.
Kyiv s ministry of defence said Russia has been forced to withdraw some units surrounding the capital after suffering major losses with the Kremlin still yet to seize any major city.
The besieged southern Ukrainian city of Mariupol has been "turned to dust" by Russian forces and is on the brink of humanitarian catastrophe, the mayor said