Russian bombs fell on an art school in the city of Mariupol where 400 people were hiding.
The building was destroyed and there were people still under it, according to the council. CNBC and NBC News could not confirm if the report was accurate.
President Zelenskyy said in a televised address that more than 4,000 Mariupol residents left for Zaporizhzhya.
The blockade of Mariupol will go down in history as a war crime.
The President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, is in Kyiv for a meeting.
The Presidential Press Service of the Ukrainians.
The president of Ukraine made a direct appeal to Moscow and the people of Russia early on Sunday morning.
Volodymyr Zelenskyy spoke in Russian and said that there were 14,700 mothers and 14,700 fathers. These are people who are wives, children, relatives and friends.
You don't notice it? There will be more victims. As long as the war continues. Russia and Ukraine are fighting a war. According to an NBC News translation, he said, "On our land."
CNBC and NBC News have not independently verified the death toll. Estimates of Russian deaths have varied.
Matt Clinch.
According to the latest intelligence by the U.K. Defense Ministry, Russia has made limited progress in capturing the eastern cities of Ukraine.
Russia has increased its indiscriminate shelling of urban areas resulting in widespread destruction and large numbers of civilian casualties.
There is a destroyed building in Podilskyi district. One civilian was killed and dozens were injured when a Russian missile hit the Podilskyi district. Some 200 people had to leave their homes as the buildings were destroyed by the blasts.
Lightrocket and Sopa images are from the same source.
Russia will likely use its heavy firepower to support assaults on urban areas as it looks to limit its own already considerable losses.
The person is Joanna Tan.
Wang Yi, the Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister, said that China is on the right side of history with regard to the Ukraine crisis.
Wang said that they have always stood for opposing war.
His comments came after the Friday meeting between Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.S President Joe Biden, during which Biden warned of consequences if China were to provide material support to the Kremlin.
Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi speaks at a press conference on China's foreign policy and foreign relations on the sidelines of the fifth session of the 13th National People's Congress in Beijing, China on March 7, 2022.
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Wang told reporters that Beijing will make its own assessment of the situation in an objective and fair manner.
We will never accept any external pressure, and we will oppose any accusations against China.
Beijing has so far refrained from condemning Russia, and has not called the violence in Ukraine an invasion.
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