LATEST: The Ukrainian government says Russia’s military has shelled a mosque sheltering more than 80 people, including children, in the besieged city of Mariupol.
Officials in Mariupol said the city is being shelled every 30 minutes by Russians and most of the targets are residential neighborhoods.LVIV, Ukraine -- Russian forces pounding the port city of Mariupol shelled a mosque sheltering more than 80 people, including children, the Ukrainian government said Saturday as fighting also raged on the outskirts of the capital, Kyiv.
Russia's slow, grinding apparent attempt to encircle the city and the bombardment of other population centers with artillery and air strikes mirror tactics that Russian forces have previously used in other campaigns, notably in Syria and Chechnya, to crush armed resistance. Russian forces have hit at least two dozen hospitals and medical facilities since they invaded Ukraine on Feb. 24, according to the World Health Organization. Ukrainian officials reported Saturday that heavy artillery damaged a cancer hospital and several residential buildings in Mykolaiv, a city 489 kilometers west of Mariupol.
On the ground, the Kremlin’s forces appeared to be trying to regroup and regain momentum after encountering tough resistance and amassing heavy losses over the past two weeks. Britain’s Ministry of Defense said Russia is trying to reset and"re-posture” its troops, gearing up for operations against Kyiv.
The Russians' also stepped up attacks on Mykolaiv, located 470 kilometers south of Kyiv, in an attempt to encircle the city. With temperatures sinking below freezing, villagers quickly spread plastic wrap or nailed plywood over blown-out windows of their homes. Zelenskyy said authorities were working on establishing 12 humanitarian corridors and trying to ensure food, medicine and other urgently needed basics get to people across the country.
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