Russia engaged in deliberate starvation tactics during the 85-day siege of Mariupol, targeting civilian infrastructure including water, electricity, and heating systems. The phased assault included denying humanitarian evacuations, attacking aid distribution points, and destroying healthcare facilities.

Russia engaged in a deliberate pattern of starvation tactics during the 85-day siege of Mariupol, amounting to a war crime

22,000 people were killed during the encirclement and capture of Mariupol

90% of healthcare facilities and homes in the city were destroyed or damaged during the siege

The phased targeting of Mariupol demonstrated that Russia had planned to capture the city without mercy for its civilian population

Residential building in Mariupol caught fire due to shelling

As Russia continues to target Ukraine's cultural heritage — like the destruction of several of Horska's mosaics in Mariupol at the start of the full-scale war — we are reminded that remembrance is more than a mere tribute; it is infrastructure.

Russian forces besieged and heavily bombarded Mariupol for two months, trapping residents without water, electricity, heating or phone signal

Ukrainian forces shot down 7 aircraft and 2 helicopters, while Russian tanks advanced from Luhansk near Melove.

Back to the Donetsk region, where we broke out of three cauldrons.