Dozens of passenger cars have been able to leave the heavily besieged city of Mariupol. This is reported by the city council. The cars are on their way to Berdyansk, a city in the area controlled by the Russian army. Then they drive to Zaporizhzhya, which is administered by Ukraine.
According to the city council, at least 50 cars have left and a total of 160 vehicles are allowed to leave the city. The corridor appears safe, the city council writes, but the situation could change at any moment.
So far, every evacuation attempt from Mariupol has failed as the Russian shelling continued. The situation in the city is dire, as humanitarian aid cannot reach the surrounded city. According to the city, there is an urgent need for food, drinking water and medicines. There is no heating or electricity.
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