Mikhail Podolyak, adviser to the head of the presidential office, said that the world does not yet understand the scale of the tragedy in Mariupol.

He stressed that Russia is trying to hide war crimes..

" Chat rooms of houses, where they used to discuss landscaping the yard, are now full of pain. Search for missing parents and children. Many photos of once happy people whose fate is unknown. The world does not yet understand the scale of the tragedy in Mariupol, and the Russian Federation is trying to hide war crimes,"

Advisor to the Mayor of Mariupol, Petr Andryushchenko, said that most of the city is under the control of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, while the occupying troops are concentrated primarily on the outskirts.

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Recall, the Russians confirmed that the invaders killed dozens of men in civilian clothes during the exit from Mariupol through humanitarian corridors. Moscow claims they were Ukrainian soldiers in disguise.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky during a trip to Bucha confirmed that the situation in Mariupol is the most difficult, so he hopes for Turkish mediation. He also noted that "