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
![Cars burn on a street in Mariupol after the east Ukrainian city was hit by shelling on January 24.](https://gdb.rferl.org/d70344da-b0c3-44ba-9508-e2dc14ff9c42_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Cars burn on a street in Mariupol after the east Ukrainian city was hit by shelling on January 24.
![Smoke billows from residential buildings in Mariupol after the city was hit by shelling.](https://gdb.rferl.org/cab9620e-6896-4b97-92d0-4cb5295c3b01_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Smoke billows from residential buildings in Mariupol after the city was hit by shelling.
![Police look at the body of a victim of shelling in Mariupol](https://gdb.rferl.org/fcdf7713-fc17-4db4-96de-f9f74671fbe5_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Police look at the body of a victim of shelling in Mariupol
![Smoke and flames rise above a burning building in Mariupol.](https://gdb.rferl.org/fd672b0a-3cc9-42e4-9e40-2a89e2f9e90d_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Smoke and flames rise above a burning building in Mariupol.
![People stand next to the body of a victim.](https://gdb.rferl.org/94a0b902-0936-488c-b839-afb72b071e69_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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People stand next to the body of a victim.
![An Ukrainian serviceman inspects a damaged car.](https://gdb.rferl.org/ad74682d-501b-4cbd-a62f-a8bebcc2bd04_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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An Ukrainian serviceman inspects a damaged car.
![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.](https://gdb.rferl.org/2aefdfa1-2455-41e4-b1fe-0fb1b58cd890_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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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.