It is thought that 100,000 or more are still trapped in the ruins of Mariupol and attempts by local government officials and international NGOs to organise evacuation convoys have largely failed.
It is thought that 100,000 or more are still trapped in the ruins and attempts by local government officials and international NGOs to organise evacuation convoys have largely failed.
An ICRC spokesman said the parties were unable to"provide the necessary conditions and security guarantees".For the most part, those people who manage to escape have participated in their own do-it-yourself evacuations. We met a mother-of-two called Maria Tsimerman who owns a beaten-up van and an extraordinary sense of duty.
"No, it was my decision, but when I was sitting with my husband and my kids in a shelter, we promised each other that we would help people like us."Sky News team's harrowing account of their violent ambush in Ukraine"The entrance to Mariupol is a really terrifying thing because they are conducting a military sweep. The Chechens are there, Kadyrov's guys, it's scary.