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Médecins Sans Frontières: Towards an Inconceivable Tragedy in Mariupol – Hundreds of Thousands Under Siege

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The situation in Mariupol, which is under siege by Russian forces, is “Desperate” and heading for an “inconceivable tragedy” If no immediate action is taken, Médecins Sans Frontières warned.

“Nouns hundreds of thousands of people are besieged … “Sieges are a medieval practice outlawed by modern warfare rules, and there is a reason for that,” said Stephen Cornis, head of the Swiss office of Médecins Sans Frontières and one of the leaders in the operation. of the non-governmental organization in Ukraine.

Cornis clarified that in accordance with international law, “citizens must be protected“Their basic needs, food, water, medicine must be met and they must stay out of the conflict.”

As we can see, not only in Mariupol, but with reliable reports coming to Kharkov and Dnipro and other areas, not every effort is being made to save the civilians.

“We are really heading for an inconceivable tragedy,” he warned, insisting that “there is still time to avoid it and we must avoid it.”

Create humanitarian corridors for the excluded citizens in Mariupol where more than 1,500 people were previously reported dead, and avoid targeting the civilian population calls on the Foreign Ministry to express its deep concern over the dramatic developments.

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