Russia continues to strike eastern Ukraine as officials call for evacuation of Mariupol

Russian forces continued their assault on eastern and southern Ukraine Wednesday, as officials urged remaining residents in the port city of Mariupol to evacuate. 

A woman walks next to a damaged building after a Russian bombardment in Kharkiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, April 19, 2022.  (AP Photo/Felipe Dana) Three dug graves are ready for the next funerals at the cemetery in Irpin, on the outskirts of Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, April 19, 2022.  (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti) Interior ministry sappers collect explosives in a hole to detonate them near a mine field after recent battles at the village of Moshchun close to Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, Apr. 19, 2022.   (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky) A local man stands atop of destroyed Russian armoured vehicles in Bucha, Ukraine, Tuesday, April 19, 2022.  (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)

Explosions were heard in the southern city of Mykolaiv and a hospital was reported to have been shelled in the town of Bashtanka.