Besieged Ukraine city of Mariupol buries dead in mass grave

Associated Press

Workers in the besieged southern port city of Mariupol hastily buried scores of dead Ukrainian civilians and soldiers in a mass grave.

City officials decided not to hold individual burials because of the overflowing morgues.

The old cemetery in the heart of the city is filling up with bodies that have been collected by the social service workers.

Some are wrapped in bags. So far Wednesday, 30 came, another 40 came Tuesday. They include people who died of disease or natural causes, as well as people who died of shelling on the city.

Related video: Satellite imagery shows destruction in Mariupol following strikes

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Satellite images released on Wednesday, March 9, show damage to civilian structures in the southern city of Mariupol, Ukraine, amid ongoing Russian attacks in the area. There is extensive damage to grocery stores, homes, and shopping malls. The collection of imagery did not include the aftermath of the Mariupol hospital attack. Storyful gives credit to Maxar Technologies.

The total in the long grave is now unclear because other city workers are also bringing bodies.

The workers made the sign of the cross after pushing the bodies into the grave. Family members are not present to say goodbye.

As a result of the danger, the work is done quickly and efficiently. The burials were interrupted and a wall was damaged when shells landed in the cemetery.

If the bombardments stop long enough, the city will close this grave Thursday.

A woman asked if her mother was among those buried in the trench. She said she left her body with a paper label outside the mortuary. The workers told the woman that her mother was buried there.

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The war between Russia and Ukraine is covered by the AP.

People in the port city of Mariupol are facing a humanitarian disaster because of the war. With no running water or electricity, residents are forced to fend for themselves in the besieged city, and attempts to evacuate them have failed.
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