Convoy of Ukrainian buses on its way to besieged Mariupol, Deputy PM

Convoy of Ukrainian buses on its way to besieged Mariupol, Deputy PM
March 31, 2022, 9:11 am

A convoy of Ukrainian buses set out for the southern port city of Mariupol on Thursday 31-03-2022 to try to deliver humanitarian supplies and bring out trapped civilians (File photo: Euromaidan Press)

The Fxempire news website reported, citing Reuters, Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk said that a convoy of Ukrainian buses set out for the southern port city of Mariupol on Thursday to try to deliver humanitarian supplies and bring out trapped civilians.

She said 45 buses were on their way to Mariupol after the International Committee of the Red Cross confirmed Russia had agreed to open a safe corridor.

The city mayor said this week that up to 170,000 residents were trapped in Mariupol with no power and dwindling supplies.

Vereshchuk said in a statement: “There are 45 buses en route to Mariupol."

Russian missiles destroy lyceum school in Zhytomyr, a lovely town not too far from Kyiv (File photo: Euromaidan Press)

The city, which usually has a population of more than 400,000, has been a strategic focus of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine that began five weeks ago, and has suffered near-constant bombardment.

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Repeated attempts to organise safe corridors have failed, with each side blaming the other. Russia denies targeting civilians in its assault on Ukraine.

Source: fxempire

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