A second attempt to evacuate around 200,000 civilians from a southern city under siege along designated humanitarian corridors has failed, the International Committee of Red Cross has said.
According to a statement by the International Committee of Red Cross (ICRC) posted on Facebook:
Right now, people are living in terror in Mariupol, desperate for safety.
Today’s attempt to start evacuating an estimated 200,000 people has failed. The failed attempts yesterday and now today underscore the absence of a detailed and functioning agreement between parties to the conflict, ICRC said in a post on Facebook.
This morning, our team began opening up the evacuation route from Mariupol before hostilities resumed.
We remain in Mariupol and are ready to help facilitate further attempts – if the parties reach an agreement, which is for them alone to implement and respect.
People in Mariupol and other cities across Ukraine are living in desperate situations. They must be protected at all times.
Families urgently need water, food, shelter – the basics of life. We need safety guarantees to be able to bring them aid.
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