20 days under siege - PHOTO REPORT from Ukraine's Mariupol

Ukraine's Mariupol which has been under the Russian siege since March 3 is facing humanitarian crisis.

Up to 2,500 people have died as a result of the 20-day siege.

A group of Azerbaijanis were also under siege. Some of them managed to escape.

Chairperson of the Azerbaijani Society in Mariupol Afag Hamidova stressed the need to evacuate the Azerbaijanis who failed to get out of the city.

Report's Eastern European bureau has photographed the human tragedy in this port city.

Below is a photo reportage from besieged Mariupol.