russia s offense ministry is vowing to increase missile strikes on kyiv after the sinking of the moskva vessel. u.s. officials claim it was hit by two missiles while russia claims a fire broke out on the ship. this comes amid the horrifying discover of 900 bodies following russia s withdrawal from an area. most of the civilians were executed and bodies abandoned in the streets. overall the united nations has recorded 4,633 civilian casualties in the country so far and that number is climbing. russia s bombardment of the key port of mariupol has left the city in ruins. the city has been able to with stand the kremlin s attack this far, weapons and supply shortages could weaken the
area should cover their windows with area should cover their windows with a damp cloth. another explosion, this time near the capital of kyiv, more fighting around an airstrip to the south west of the capital. this is an oil depot, which has been struck and is burning. that is right by an airstrip, which is vital, because the russians really want to have control of an airstrip and that would give them the capability to flyer troops in near to kyiv and really have a serious bed to take hold of the capital. back to that big picture, that big map. what we have seen over the last three days, four nights, is some progress being made by the russians in these northern areas, but perhaps the most interesting progress russians have been making come from crimea. we know they have been taking territory moving east here, and there is the possibility this key port of mariupol on the azov sea will be potentially surrounded in the next
a trolley bus conductor was killed. ukrainian military success has surprised their friends and their enemies, but the russians have not turned anything like their full force on this capital city yet. jeremy bowen, bbc news, kyiv. as you can imagine, the rush to get out of ukraine for those caught up in the fighting has been intense. an evacuation convoy has managed to leave the key port of mariupol in the south of the country, which has been subjected to heavy russian bombardment. 160 cars were able to leave the city. it s been cut off from food, water and heating systems for more than two weeks. the city s authorities say that civilian deaths have risen above 2,100 and mass graves have had to be dug. and now, it s being reported that a pregnant woman, who was pictured fleeing after an attack on the city s maternity hospital last week, has died, along with her baby.
of where things are up to. you can see here on the map of ukraine as things stand russia has yet to take control of ukraine s two biggest cities, the capital kyiv and the industrial city of kharkiv here in the east. kherson here in the south is so far the only major city to fall into russian control. and as we zoom in we can see here the key port of mariupol, home to more than 450,000 people who are facing a desperate situation as russian forces continue to besiege the city. a humanitarian corridor was due to be created here and in nearby volnovakah yesterday, but russian forces broke the ceasefire throwing that attempted mass evacuation of civilians into chaos. meanwhile, heavy shelling also continues in the towns surrounding the capital kyiv. these are pictures from the towns of irpin and bela tserkva,
kyiv. and a reminder that we are having to broadcast in the dark because the air sirens have just gone off and we are required to dim the lighting. an evacuation convoy has managed to leave the key port of mariupol, in the south of the country, which has been subjected to heavy russian bombardment. 160 cars were able to leave the city. it s been cut off from food, water and heating systems for more than two weeks. the city s authorities say that civilian deaths have risen above 2,100, and mass graves have had to be dug. today, it was reported that a pregnant woman, who was pictured fleeing after an attack on the city s maternity hospital last week, has died, along with her baby. from southern ukraine, andrew harding reports. a drone s eye view of a city in agony, mariupol burning. apartment blocks in ruins after two weeks of unrelenting russian bombardments.