April 26 2022
The United Nations Secretary General, Antonio Guterres has said his organisation is prepared to evacuate civilians stranded in the besieged city of Mariupol in Ukraine. Speaking during a visit to Moscow Mr Guterres said thousands of civilians there are in dire need of lifesaving humanitarian assistance. It’s been one week since Russian forces allowed a humanitarian corridor out of Mariupol in southern Ukraine. Our correspondent Catherine Byaruhanga is in the town of Zaporizhzhia where she’s been speaking to families who crossed enemy lines to leave Mariupol.
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