Mariupol evacuations resume with Russia regrouping in Ukraine. Here’s what’s happening
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NATO's chief says Russia isn't scaling back its military operations, while the Red Cross says attempts to evacuate Mariupol residents will resume Thursday.
In the besieged southern Ukrainian city of Mariupol, attempts at delivering aid and evacuating civilians resumed Thursday with the nation readying for new Russian attacks.
A convoy of Ukrainian buses set out for the destroyed city to try to deliver humanitarian supplies and bring out civilians, said Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk and the Red Cross.
Meanwhile, the head of the NATO military alliance said its intelligence shows Russia does not appear to be scaling back its military operations in northern Ukraine, but is instead redeploying forces to the eastern Donbas region.
Here’s a round-up of what’s happening:
About 45 buses were on their way to Mariupol after the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) confirmed Russia had agreed to open a safe corridor.
In Geneva, the ICRC said its convoy was en route to the besieged city, but called on both sides to agree to the exact terms for the safe passage of civilians. The Red Cross said it would be ready to lead the operation on Friday if Ukraine and Russia did so.
Maxar satellite imagery shows before and after photos published on March 29 of a residential area in Mariupol damaged in ongoing fighting. – Satellite image ©2022 Maxar Technologies
“It’s desperately important that this operation takes place. The lives of tens of thousands of people in Mariupol depend on it,” said ICRC spokesperson Ewan Watson.
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