Russian invaders already killed 2,187 residents of Mariupol

"Every day Mariupol suffers from air raids by Russian fascists. At least 22 bombings of a peaceful city over the past 24 hours. About 100 bombs have already been dropped on Mariupol," the statement reads.

The City Council said Russian invaders are cynically and purposefully hitting residential houses, crowded places, damaging children's hospitals and completely destroying the city's infrastructure.

"Every bombing brings terrible destruction and takes away the main thing - the life of a peaceful Mariupol. To date, 2,187 Mariupol residents have died from Russian attacks. May the memory of them live forever," the statement said.

The City Council also stated that the situation in Mariupol remains very difficult. There is no electricity, water, heat, almost no mobile communications in the city, and it is running out of food and water.

"Today, Russian fascists continued to bomb the city from planes. The residential sector at the intersection of Nakhimova Avenue and Italiiska Street was shelled, and strikes were also carried out in the area of the Savona cinema. In addition, there are reports of the shelling of the Mariupol State University building," the statement reads.

The greatest threat to 400,000 Mariupol residents, who are currently blocked in the city, comes from the sky. "Therefore, NATO's closure of the sky over Ukraine or the provision of the necessary air defense systems is a solution that could save hundreds of thousands of innocent lives across Ukraine," the City Council said.

Earlier reports said that Russian forces had caused the worst humanitarian catastrophe in Mariupol. Unable to defeat the Ukrainian army, the invaders are bombing civilians and blockingthe arrival of humanitarian aid.