Corpses 'carpeted through the streets' of Mariupol, mayor says

A fire at a house after a Russian attack in Kharkiv, Ukraine (Felipe Dana/AP)

Corpses are now “carpeted through the streets” of Mariupol after Russian troops killed more than 10,000 civilians over the past six weeks in their unsuccessful fight to capture the strategic southern port, the mayor said.

He spoke as western powers warned Tuesday of a continuing build-up for a suspected Russian assault in Ukraine’s east.