Russia intensified its attacks on western Ukraine this week while bringing devastation to the people of Mariupol, a port city on the nation's southern coast.
Russian forces launched a series of strikes against a Ukrainian air base near the town of Yavoriv, killing at least 35 people. The facility is located between Lviv, the largest city in western Ukraine, and the border with Poland, a NATO member.
In Mariupol, 20,000 civilians were able to flee the shelling and dire shortage of food and water. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy compared Russia's siege to the deadly Nazi blockade of Leningrad during World War II.
More than 3 million Ukrainians have fled their homes since Russia invaded more than two weeks ago, and around 2 million of the refugees — equivalent to the entire population of Warsaw — are believed to have fled to Poland.
Polish authorities are converting sports arenas into shelters to house refugees, and scores of volunteers are helping people who cross the border find rides to safer areas.
Here's a look at the situation on the ground this week:
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