Interactive Map: Where Russia has destroyed and damaged buildings in Mariupol
Ukrainian authorities say Russia’s military bombed an art school in the Livoberezhnyi District of Mariupol, sheltering about 400 people in the besieged port city of Mariupol.
By Sources: United Nations Satellite Center/US Department of State
Perched on the Sea of Azov, Mariupol has been a key target that has been relentlessly pounded by Russian assaults for more than 3 weeks and has seen some of the worst suffering of the war.
Ukraine has increasingly targeted naval facilities in Crimea in recent weeks while the brunt of its summer counteroffensive makes slow gains in the east and south of Ukraine.
The Ukrainian leader said last week that his military will continue with the counteroffensive through the autumn and into winter, vowing to keep the pressure on Russian forces.
The Ukrainian president arrived at the Capitol to talk privately with Republican and Democratic leaders of the House and Senate as the world is watching Western support for Kyiv.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky took to the world stage at a sensitive point in his country’s campaign to maintain international support for its fight at the U.N. General Assembly’s annual top-level meeting.
The Russian Defense Ministry didn't make any immediate comment on the Ukrainian claim, but it has previously reported that Russian warplanes destroyed several Ukrainian speedboats in the area.
Associated Press journalists at the site of the attack in the Donetsk region saw covered bodies on the ground and emergency workers extinguishing fires at market stalls, with blackened and mangled cars nearby.
Ukraine has increasingly targeted Moscow’s military assets behind the front lines in eastern and southern Ukraine and at the same time has launched drones against Moscow, most recently early Tuesday.
The Ukraine portion of the request breaks down to $13 billion in emergency defense aid and $8 billion for humanitarian support through the end of the year.
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