The evacuation of civilians from the besieged southern Ukrainian city of Mariupol has been paused until Monday, the Mariupol City Council announces, citing 'security reasons.'
The evacuation of civilians from the besieged southern Ukrainian city of Mariupol has been paused until Monday, the Mariupol City Council announced Sunday, citing"security reasons."
Zelensky said later Sunday that for the first time, the vital corridor to evacuate civilians from the plant had started working, adding that more than 100 civilians had been evacuated. It was unclear Sunday evening whether the renewed shelling would jeopardize the next stage of the evacuation from the steel plant.
The evacuation's commencement was confirmed by the International Committee of the Red Cross, who said it would be working with the United Nations on the operation. The Russian news agency TASS, citing the Ministry of Defense in Moscow, reported that 80 civilians were rescued from the"territory" of the Azovstal plant and evacuated to a Russian-controlled compound a few miles away."Civilians evacuated by Russian servicemen from the Azovstal plant, who wished to leave for areas controlled by the Kiev regime, were handed over to representatives of the UN and the International Committee of the Red Cross," the ministry said.
A total of 46 people had left"residential buildings adjacent to Azovstal" and"were provided with accommodation and food," TASS and RIA Novosti said, quoting the Russian Ministry of Defense.Earlier Sunday, a Ukrainian commander inside the plant said some civilians had been evacuated from the plant Saturday following the introduction of a ceasefire.
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