Mariupol, Europe Brief News – The International Committee of Red Cross Ukraine will make a move to reach Mariupol on Saturday. Ukrainian photojournalist Max Levin was shot dead in Kyiv.
A Red Cross convoy will be attempting again to evacuate civilians from the port of Mariupol. The Russian forces are regrouping for new attacks in southeast Ukraine.
Russia’s five-week-old invasion of Ukraine has resulted in hundreds of deaths. Mariupol is Moscow’s main target and thousands of people are trapped there with no access to food and water.
The International Committee of the Red Cross Ukraine volunteers are planning to rescue the civilians stuck in different parts of Ukraine. About 54 Ukrainian buses and private vehicles turned back because the conditions made it impossible for them to proceed
However, Red Cross Ukraine successfully assisted 0.4 million people with 2.649,5 tonnes humanitarian supplies in Ukriane since February 24th, 2022
Since the 24th of February, the Ukrainian Red Cross provided assistance to over 400,000 people and distributed over 2.649,5 tonnes of humanitarian supplies all over #Ukraine. #URCS #RedCrossUkraine pic.twitter.com/BWpO2dchOG
— Ukrainian Red Cross (@RedCrossUkraine) April 1, 2022
Red Cross Ukraine Evacuation Attempt Failed In March
A previous Red Cross evacuation attempt failed in early March. An advisor to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy revealed that he is hopeful about the Mariupol evacuations. Russia and Ukraine have agreed to open humanitarian corridors during the war. This will facilitate the evacuation of civilians.
Seven such corridors have been planned for Saturday. Ukraine’s Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk shared that private transport and buses will take the Mariupol residents out of the city of Berdyansk.
International red cross Ukraine failed to take a major Ukrainian city since it launched its invasion on Feb. 24. Russia says that they will be shifting their focus to the southeast.
Red cross Ukraine made a video address. Zelenskiy said Russian troops have toward Donbas and will be helping people in the heavily bombarded northeastern city of Kharkiv. Chuhuiv, which is a city in Kharkiv province has been under crisis. The two young women sat on neighboring hospital beds. Their limbs were bandaged and pinned in metal braces. They were the survivors of an attack on a bus that carried 20 civilians.
Speaking to Reuters, Alina Shegurets remembered her screams. She revealed that “Windows started to shake and she saw something that looked like holes. The bullets started to fly and she started to scream in fear. The other woman identified herself only as Yulia and shared that eight people died in the attack.
The war has killed thousands and has uprooted a quarter of Ukraine’s population. It has devastated cities such as Mariupol. Russia has denied targeting the civilians. President Vladimir Putin has called it a “special military operation” that aimed at demilitarising and “denazifying” Ukraine.
