Besieged Mariupol 'remains a Ukrainian city' says official, but conditions are worsening for remaining residents

As the Russian siege continues in Mariupol, officials say conditions are getting worse for the civilians who remain in the region.

Thousands of Mariupol residents who managed to escape Russian bombs are starving to death in the captured Mangush and Melekin, according to the Head of the Donetsk Regional Military Administration.

Thousands of people were killed and many buildings were destroyed in Mariupol this week as a result of heavy shelling and bomb attacks. Approximately 1,300 people are still missing after 130 people were rescued from the theater rubble.

The Wall Street Journal reported that an official from the mayor's office said that the fighting was already in the city.

Remaining residents face limited food and water supplies, as well as the risk of being targeted by Russian forces in humanitarian corridors.

The post continued, "This is a crime against humanity and we demand from the occupation administration to follow the rules of warfare and provide civilians with water and food."

Thousands of Ukranians are being forcibly moved into Russia, according to CNN.

Several thousand Mariupol residents have been taken to Russian territory over the past week, according to the city council.

Residents had their phones and documents checked before they were sent to remote areas of Russia. The fate of the others is unknown, according to the city council.

The mayor of Mariupol said that the events of World War II were familiar to the older generation.

The translations are by Oleksandr Vynogradov.