It is almost a month since Russian forces entered neighboring Ukraine, and diplomatic efforts to establish a ceasefire have not been fruitful.
According to the AFP news agency, Russian forces are continuing to attack Ukrainian cities and the country's southern coastal city of Mariupol is currently under siege, with a population of more than 200,000 suffering severe hardships.
Two powerful explosions were heard in the city of Mariupol on Wednesday, the nature of which is being determined. The local administration is trying to rescue the citizens.
Human Rights Watch said in a statement that 200,000 people in Mariupol were trapped in the war, while survivors described the city as a "cold hell" with destroyed buildings and corpses everywhere.