Mariupol officials say satellite images captured by Maxar show mass graves 20 times bigger than a cemetery discovered in the city of Bucha this month. In a statement on Telegram, officials said the site in the village of Mangush could hold 3,000 to 9,000 — and that 70 bodies were found so far, according to NBC translation.
Meanwhile, the United States said it will send a new $800 million weapons package to Ukraine and $500 million in direct financial support as Ukrainians try to fend off renewed Russian attacks on the eastern and southern parts of the country.
Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered his military to ditch its plan to storm the Azovstal steel plant in the besieged city of Mariupol, where several thousand Ukrainian troops as well as civilians are encamped, opting instead to continue to seal off the facility via blockade.
