Humanitarian tragedy in progress. Russian bombardment once again prevented the evacuation of civilians from the besieged Mariupol, while in other areas Russian forces stopped some buses with people trying to leave Kyiv, said today the Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine Irina Verestsuk.
In a videotaped message, Verestsuk said some evacuation operations were successful. Among them was the evacuation of 1,000 people from the village of Borzel, on the outskirts of Kiev.
Russian forces have been besieging Mariupol for 12 days and Ukraine claims that 1,582 civilians have been killed in the city.
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 earlier.
“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.
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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