BREAKING: Up To 22,000 People Killed In Mariupol

Update at 9:22pm: Mariupol City Council: Russian forces illegally deported 33,500 residents to Russia, occupied territories.

Mayor Vadym Boychenko said the authorities are working on returning the deported residents and that several embassies of European countries have joined the process.

BREAKING: Mariupol, Ukraine - According to Donetsk Oblast Governor; Up to 22,000 people killed in Mariupol.

Pavlo Kyrylenko told CNN that these were the preliminary estimates. According to the official, it is difficult to make estimates since Mariupol, a seaport in southeastern Ukraine, remains besieged.