Ukraine’s Top Minister Denys Shmyhal referred to as the placement in Mariupol the “greatest humanitarian disaster” since Russia’s invasion — and in all probability the worst disaster of the century, because the southeastern port town faces consistent bombardment from Russian forces.
Talking at a press convention in Washington on Friday, Shmyhal stated hundreds of other people had died in Mariupol, including: “We can see the horrible atrocities when it’s going to be liberated from Russians.”
He stated Russian troops are “completely destroying the whole thing,” together with shelters the place civilians are staying.
An estimated 100,000 other people stay trapped in Mariupol because it was once surrounded by means of Russian forces on March 1, consistent with Ukrainian officers. Ukrainian officers declare that greater than 20,000 other people within the town have died all through the attack.
CNN can’t independently determine those figures, as a company dying toll following weeks of heavy bombardment isn’t to be had.
The final holdout of resistance: On Friday, Shmyhal stated civilians together with girls and kids are hiding on the Azovstal metal plant, the overall bastion of Ukrainian defenders within the town. He stated the Russian military remains to be surrounding the realm, and Ukraine is talking with companions to barter an evacuation hall.
He also referred to as on ambassadors from all international locations, together with the US, to go back to their embassies in Kyiv.
