Satellite images are suspected of revealing a mass grave in a nearby village in Mariupol.
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The mayor of Mariupol accuses Russia of mass burial of civilians
Up to 9,000 civilians may be buried in a mass grave in the village of Manhush near the city of Mariupol, says the mayor of Mariupol Vadym Bochenko.
“The biggest war crime of the 21st century has been committed in Mariupol,” Boechenko said in a statement in the Telegram.
Bochenko compared the city’s events to the massacre of Babi Jar during World War II, in which the Nazis murdered nearly 34,000 Ukrainian Jews.
– This requires a strong reaction from around the world. We must stop the genocide by any means, Bochenko said.
U.S. satellite company Maxar released satellite images on Thursday showing line-up formations in the village of Manhush. According to the company, the lines have appeared in the country since mid-March.
Bohichenko sees the images as evidence that the Russians are burying the bodies with the aim of hiding the real number of victims.
Bochenko’s claims or satellite imagery have not been independently confirmed.
According to the mayor, the president of Russia Vladimir Putin is the only one who can decide the fate of the 100,000 civilians still trapped in Mariupol.
– All the deaths that will take place from now on are also in his hands, Bochenko told Reuters on Thursday.
The mayor estimates that the Russian attack has destroyed 90 percent of the city.
– There were no plans to liberate the city. The plan was to destroy it, Bochenko said.
According to the US State Department, Ukrainian forces have maintained their positions in Mariupol. At a Foreign Ministry news conference on Thursday, it was said that Putin’s previous allegation of taking over the city was untrue.
Zelenskyi: Russia has rejected a proposal for a ceasefire
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky Russia has rejected a proposal for a ceasefire during Orthodox Easter next weekend.
However, in a speech late Thursday, Zelenskyi said he still sustains hopes for peace.
World Bank: Ukraine’s material damage of about $ 60 billion
The Russian invasion has so far caused about $ 60 billion in damage to buildings and infrastructure in Ukraine, the World Bank estimates. In euros, the amount is about 55 billion.
This is an early assessment, said the World Bank director David Malpass on Thursday at the World Bank meeting.
– Of course, the war continues, so the cost will go up, Malpass said.
According to President Zelensky, Ukraine needs $ 7 billion in monthly aid to make society work after the war.
Zelenskyi spoke to the leaders of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank via video link.
In the past, Ukraine has estimated that the country needs help of five billion dollars a month. According to Zelensky, the amount is growing as Russia has hit the infrastructure of society and destroyed railways, food depots, factories and oil refineries.