Live Update 
From the Liveblog of
Wednesday, March 16, 2022
From the Liveblog of
Wednesday, March 16, 2022
Russian strikes target Zaporizhzhia, where thousands of Mariupol residents are now sheltering
Evacuees from Mariupol are seen upon arrival at the car park of a shopping center on the outskirts of the city of Zaporizhzhia, which is now a registration center for displaced people, on March 15, 2022 (Emre CAYLAK / AFP)
Russian strikes target the southern city of Zaporizhzhia, where thousands of people are taking shelter after escaping the besieged port of Mariupol, regional officials say.
The railway station is hit but there are no reports of casualties.
Around 20,000 people have managed to escape Mariupol in private cars, the Ukrainian interior ministry says, with thousands of them now in Zaporizhzhia.
Hundreds of thousands of people still remain trapped in Mariupol which is under heavy bombardment from Russian forces. Many of them are living without heat, power or running water.
