Russia Squeezes Kyiv as 'Unimaginable' Tragedy Looms in Ukraine - Kyiv Post

Russia Squeezes Kyiv as ‘Unimaginable’ Tragedy Looms in Ukraine

By AFP.

Published March 13, 2022 at 12:04 am

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DNIPRO, Ukraine — Russian forces inched towards Kyiv and pounded civilian areas in other Ukrainian cities on March 12, drawing warnings of “unimaginable tragedy” as the United States and the EU moved to tighten the economic noose around the Kremlin.

Sixteen days after Moscow shocked the world by invading Ukraine, the United Nations and others said it may be committing war crimes in cities such as Mariupol, which for days now has been besieged by Vladimir Putin’s forces.

On Friday officials in the southern port said more than 1,500 people had been killed during 12 days of attacks.

Survivors have been trying to flee Russian bombardment in a freezing city left without water or heating, and running out of food. The situation is “desperate,” a Doctors Without Borders official said.