Updated Mar 30, 2022 - World

In photos: Mariupol devastated after weeks of Russian bombardment

Rebecca Falconer

A general view of residential damage in Mariupol. — A general view of residential damage in Mariupol on March 29. Satellite image: Maxar Technologies

Fresh images of Mariupol underscore the devastation in the strategically important port city in southeastern Ukraine after weeks of Russian military bombardment.

The big picture: Officials say thousands of people remain trapped in the besieged city, with food, water and medicine in short supply. U.S. State Department spokesperson Ned Price has said "some of the most egregious accounts of what could constitute war crimes" by Putin's forces "have emanated from Mariupol."

A view of damaged buildings and vehicles after shelling in the Ukrainian city of Mariupol under the control of Russian military and pro-Russian separatists, on March 29. — The scene on a Mariupol street under the control of the Russian military and pro-Russian separatists on March 29. Photo: Leon Klein/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images

A large crowd of people waiting for food and supplies outside of Mariupol grocery store. — People line up for food and supplies outside a Mariupol grocery store on March 29. Satellite image: Maxar Technologies

A view of damaged school after shelling in the Ukrainian city of Mariupol under the control of Russian military and pro-Russian separatists, on March 29. — A school suffers significant damage by shelling in Mariupol on March 29. Photo: Leon Klein/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images

Downtown Mariupol showing extensive damage at and near Mariupol Theater on March 29. — Damage on March 29 in and around the Mariupol Theater, which was sheltering over 1,000 people, including children, when a Russian strike struck it and killed at least 300 people earlier this month, according to local officials. The Russian word for "children" can still be seen outside the theater. Satellite image: Maxar Technologies

Civilians cook meal amid rubbles of apartment damaged by shelling in the Ukrainian city of Mariupol under the control of Russian military and pro-Russian separatists, on March 29. — A woman cooks a meal near a Mariupol apartment damaged by shelling on March 29. Photo: Leon Klein/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images

Apartment buildings and homes destroyed by shelling on March 29 in Mariupol. — Mariupol apartment buildings and homes are destroyed by Russian airstrikes on March 29. Satellite image: Maxar Technologies

Destruction of residential apartment buildings in Mariupol on March 29. — Mariupol apartment buildings on March 29 that were destroyed by Russian shelling. Satellite image: Maxar Technologies

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Editor's note: This article has been updated with more images.

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