Ukraine says Russia has found an escape route from the besieged city

Ukraine said Russia should be under increased pressure to keep its commitments. (file)

Lviv, Ukraine:

Ukrainian Foreign Ministry spokesman Oleg Nikolenko said on Twitter that Russian forces on Tuesday opened fire on an evacuation route for stranded civilians in the besieged city of Mariupol in violation of a ceasefire agreement.

ceasefire violation! The Russian army is now shelling the humanitarian corridor from Zaporizhzhya to Mariupol. 8 trucks + 30 buses are ready to deliver humanitarian aid to Mariupol and evacuate civilians to Zaporizhzhya. Russia must be under increased pressure to keep its commitments.

— Oleg Nikolenko (@OlegNikolenko_) 8 March 2022

“8 trucks 30 buses ready to deliver humanitarian aid to Mariupol and ready to evacuate (evacuate) civilians from Zaporizhzhya. Russia must be under increased pressure to keep its commitments,” he said.

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