Russian forces are continuing to shell the besieged Ukrainian city of Mariupol, a day after a Russian missile struck a maternity hospital, killing three people and injuring 17 others. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky condemned the bombing as an “atrocity” and accused Russia of shelling a humanitarian corridor meant to allow Mariupol residents to flee. The Red Cross has described the situation as “apocalyptic,” with residents cut off from food, water, power and heat for over a week amid freezing temperatures. The city’s mayor says 1,200 civilians have been killed over the past 10 days, but that figure has not been verified. City officials have begun burying bodies in mass graves. Those who managed to escape Mariupol described harrowing scenes.

Irina: “We needed to run for 50 meters to the place of evacuation. We quickly packed our things. And then the mortars started shooting. We fell on the ground. I was thinking I would never stand up again.”

Mariupol evacuee: “There were bodies laying near one of the stores in Mariupol for three days, women and men. Locals covered them with carpets, and they’re just laying there.”

The World Health Organization says it has verified 20 attacks on healthcare facilities, workers and ambulances across Ukraine since Russia invaded two weeks ago.