Zelensky: Mariupol ‘reduced to ashes’

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The battle for Mariupol intensified Tuesday as thousands of people remained trapped and low on heat, food, and water as Russian forces continued their near-constant bombardment of the coastal city.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said the once-vibrant area had been “reduced to ashes” while the European Union’s foreign policy chief Josep Borrell described the Russian blitz as “a massive war crime.”

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