Ukraine Sends 45 Buses To Evacuate Civilians From Besieged Mariupol City

Thursday, 31 March 2022newsdesk

Ukraine said Thursday it was sending dozens of buses to evacuate civilians from the besieged city of Mariupol after a Russian ceasefire announcement, but dismissed Kremlin promises to scale back attacks on the capital saying forces were simply regrouping to target the east.

New Delhi, 31 March 2022

As per news report of NDTV, Tens of thousands of civilians are trapped in besieged Mariupol with little food, water or medicine, and previous attempts to agree a humanitarian corridor have failed, despite international pressure. But on Thursday, Ukraine's Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk said buses were heading to the city, where Russia said it would observe a ceasefire from 10:00 am (0700 GMT). "Tonight, we were informed by the International Committee of the Red Cross that Russia is ready to open access" to a humanitarian corridor from Mariupol to Zaporizhzhia via the Russian-controlled port of Berdiansk, she said in video posted on Telegram.

Source - NDTV