Russia drop two huge bombs on Mariupol, rescue operation underway 

According to reports, over two lakh people are still stranded in Mariupol city as told to media persons by the people who succeeded in escaping from the devastated city. Zelenskyy says 100,000 trapped in Mariupol. He further stated that the Russian siege of strategic port city has left residents without food, water and medicines.

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Russia drop two huge bombs on Mariupol, rescue operation underway 

Kyiv: Russian bombs continue to destroy the cities of Ukraine with their missiles. On Tuesday also, the reports, said that Russian forces dropped two heavily strong bombs on Mariupol city which is witnessing intense shelling.

Following the bombing over the city, the local authorities have started rescue operations in a swift manner to save civilians who could have been injured due to the attack.

It has been about a month since Russia has begun war over Ukraine in order to capture the nation.

According to reports, over two lakh people are still stranded in the city as told to media persons by the people who succeeded in escaping from the devastated city.

The eyewitnesses said that the city is left with dead bodies and devastated buildings everywhere.

Meanwhile, Deputy Prime Minister Iryana Vereshchuk said in a video message that despite the fact the city has not many places to accommodate the civilians, however, they will not stop their efforts to save as many people as possible from the city of Mariupol.

Amid the rescue operations were underway, the report said two powerful bombs rocked the city. The authorities were unsure of the number of people who died due to it.

While Russia continues bombing, Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy too has continued his desperate attempts to save the country from war. This time,  he has sought the help of Pope Francis, the pontiff to mediate the conflict and to help end "human suffering".

Zelensky, in an attempt to bring Russia to the negotiating table, has already made it clear that he will bring all issues before Russia if President  Vladimir Putin agrees for direct talks to end the war.

The two nations are currently holding negotiations remotely after several rounds of talks between delegations meeting on the border between Belarus and Ukraine, but little progress has been made.

With Russia's military campaign appearing to stall, fears are growing that Putin may resort to even more drastic means to turn the tide.

  • Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says talks between Kyiv and Moscow are confrontational, but moving forward.
  • Ukraine’s chief prosecutor says Russia’s siege of Mariupol amounts to “genocide”, with at least 100,000 civilians trapped in the port city without food or water.
  • Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov says Russia would only use nuclear weapons in case of an “existential threat”.
  • He also insists that the war is going according to plan, despite reports the Russian offensive in Ukraine has stalled.