Around 100 civilians have been evacuated from the besieged city of Mariupol, Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky has said, but many more remain trapped in the Azovstal steelworks and are facing a “humanitarian catastrophe”.
The UN had on Sunday negotiated safe passage for some civilians from the plant, the last stronghold of resistance against the Russian attack. However, Russian forces resumed shelling after some of the evacuees left, according to reports on Monday.
