200 dead body found in Mariupol rubble

Bodies of 200 people found in Mariupol rubble

The bodies of 200 people have been found in the rubble of a high-rise building in the Russian-controlled city of Mariupol in Ukraine, an adviser to the city's mayor, Petro Andryushchenko, Qazet.az reports according to Telegram post by him.

The bodies were found with a "high degree of decomposition", Andryushchenko said, adding that locals had refused to collect them and Russian authorities had abandoned the site, leaving a stench across the district.

Andryushchenko added that a large number of corpses are packed in a makeshift morgue in Mariupol and "the city has turned into a continuous cemetery".

Much of the city was destroyed in weeks of heavy Russian bombardment and intense street fighting.