Russian tanks fired on at least one apartment building in the southeastern Ukrainian city of Mariupol on Friday, sparking fires and sending thick, dark smoke rising into the sky.
, where Russian forces are closing in on the capital Kyiv and bombarding and surrounding the strategically important port city of Mariupol.
In Mariupol, which has faced some of the worst suffering since Russia began its Ukraine invasion, Russian forces shelled a mosque housing more than 80 people, including children, the Ukrainian government said on Saturday. The number of casualties wasn't immediately clear. The U.S. is deploying additional troops to Eastern Europe to support NATO forces. It's also sending more weapons andAmid the developments, the civilian death toll is surging in the third week of the offensive.
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