Ukraine’s Interior Ministry says 15 civilians were killed and 46 injured on January 24 when the government-held port city of Mariupol was targeted by heavy barrages of Grad rockets as part of a Russian-backed separatist offensive. The local mayor’s office said a crowded market was hit and other buildings were in flames in a southeastern residential district of Mariupol near roads that have come under attack from Russian-backed separatists in recent days. (WARNING: Viewers may find some of these images disturbing)
Rockets Target Mariupol
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Cars burn on a street in Mariupol after the east Ukrainian city was hit by shelling on January 24.
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Smoke billows from residential buildings in Mariupol after the city was hit by shelling.
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Police look at the body of a victim of shelling in Mariupol
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Smoke and flames rise above a burning building in Mariupol.
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People stand next to the body of a victim.
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An Ukrainian serviceman inspects a damaged car.
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An observer's car from the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) stands near a victim's body on a street in Mariupol.