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Ukraine says second evacuation attempt from Mariupol halted, blames Russian shelling

By AP 6 March 2022, 3:16 pm Edit
People cross on an improvised path under a bridge that was destroyed by a Russian airstrike, while fleeing the town of Irpin, Ukraine, March 5, 2022. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)
People cross on an improvised path under a bridge that was destroyed by a Russian airstrike, while fleeing the town of Irpin, Ukraine, March 5, 2022. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

LVIV, Ukraine — A Ukrainian official says a second attempt to evacuate civilians from a southern city under siege for a week has failed due to continued Russian shelling.

Evacuations from the port city of Mariupol were scheduled to begin at noon local time during a 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. local ceasefire, Ukrainian military authorities said earlier today.

Interior Ministry adviser Anton Gerashchenko says the planned evacuations along designated corridors were halted because of an ongoing assault.

“There can be no ‘green corridors’ because only the sick brain of the Russians decides when to start shooting and at whom,“ he says on Telegram.

A similar ceasefire planned for Mariupol and the nearby city of Volnovakha collapsed yesterday, trapping residents under more shelling and aerial bombardment by Russian forces.

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