Guido Tiefenthaler, Christian Körber (text), Michael Baldauf (image), Rene Maier (video), Harald Lenzer (editing), all ORF.at/agents
Russia insists on a “formal written response” from Ukraine. According to Mizintsev, civilians should also be allowed to leave the city for Russia or Ukrainian-controlled areas. According to Russian information, there are currently 130,000 civilians in the city.
The city council of Mariupol recently accused Moscow of bringing civilians to Russia against their will. Mizintsev, in turn, accused Kyiv of holding the civilians in Mariupol hostage.
School building allegedly shot at
According to the Ukrainian side, attackers recently fired on a school building where hundreds of people had sought refuge, according to the city administration. Officials in Mariupol also reported on the forced deportation of residents to Russia.
According to the Russian army, it has also penetrated into the center of Mariupol. In a video message, Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky called the siege of Mariupol a war crime and “terror that will be remembered even into the next century.”
Ten million displaced
According to the UN, more than ten million people have already been displaced from their homes. So far, more than three million have fled abroad.
Ukraine, meanwhile, fears a spread of fighting to the western Volyn region and a new Russian offensive through Belarus. Meanwhile, railway workers in Belarus are said to have destroyed the connection to the Ukrainian border in order to hinder Russian supplies.
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