Russia has been accused of killing and attempting to conceal the deaths of 10,000 in the Ukrainian city of Mariupol since the invasion began on Feb. 24.
According to the mayor of Mariupol, Vadym Boychenko, more than 10,000 civilians have been killed as Russia has continued to besiege the city.
There have been accusations from some officials in the Ukrainian government that Russia is bringing mobile cremation equipment into the city in order to dispose of corpses, USA Today reported.
Now, Western nations have warned that a convoy of Russian troops is on the move to attack the eastern part of Ukraine, NBC News reported.
Mariupol is crucial to Ukraine's contact with the Donbas region, where separatists have established de facto republics that have the backing of Moscow. The republics were only recognized by Russia days before the war began.
Boychenko claims that Russian forces continue to block humanitarian convoys into the city to conceal the carnage it has brought.
On top of that, the mayor said that his city's death toll could double, with 20,000 losing their lives in Mariupol alone.
President Joe Biden spoke out on Tuesday about the actions of Russia, saying that the nation is committing "genocide" in Ukraine.
"It has become clearer and clearer that Putin is just trying to wipe out the idea of even being able to be a Ukrainian," Biden said of Russian President Vladimir Putin's war in Ukraine.
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