Mariupol: Apocalyptic Images From A City Under Siege

Citizens prepare for an attempt to evacuate the embattled city of Mariupol on foot on March 20.

Graves are prepared for victims killed during Russia's assault on the city. Many corpses have been left where they fell for long periods because it was too dangerous to collect and bury them.

A shopping center gutted by Russian attacks.

A man takes cover from shelling behind a garage.

A man sits by the roadside in Mariupol.

Residents hoping to flee must have their cars inspected.

Russia-backed troops in uniforms without insignia drive an armored vehicle in Mariupol on March 19.

A woman cooks over an open fire near a residential area damaged by Russian shelling. Some must melt snow in order to have water to drink.

Mariupol residents try to leave the city by car, and one person holds a Christian icon for protection. The sign in the window says: "Children."

A heavily damaged residential area on March 18.

A satellite view of vehicles with people trying to evacuate Mariupol on March 18.

Damaged residential buildings.

An aerial view of damaged apartment buildings..

Cars drive by the bodies of people killed in Mariupol, on March 17.

A woman holds a cage with a bird while waiting in a car at a checkpoint on March 17.

People seek refuge in the basement of a building.