On day eight of the invasion, residents of Mariupol have been describing a relentless barrage of shelling as Russian forces try to surround and capture the port city.
IT developer Maxim told the BBC's Joel Gunter he and his grandparents were "terrified" as they sheltered in a sixth-floor apartment which the elderly couple are unable to leave.
The city's deputy mayor Serhiy Orlov said the whole city was now without power, water or sanitation.
"We are getting completely cut off - destroyed by artillery. Only the natural gas supply is left," he said.
Mariupol is at a key strategic location. Its fall would allow Russian troops advancing east from Crimea to link up with pro-Russian separatists from Donbas.
Earlier we reported that Russian forces had taken control of another important city, Kherson.
It is the first major population centre to be captured by Russia in more than a week of fighting.
source: BBC
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