Today another evacuation of civilians began. In particular, an evacuation convoy left Berdyansk for Zaporizhia, joined by many private vehicles, 10 evacuation buses left for Berdyansk, and a record number of Mariupol residents are expected to arrive. This was reported by the Mariupol City Council and the deputy head of the Office of the President Kirill Timoshenko.
"Evacuation convoy from Berdyansk went to Zaporizhia. Many private vehicles joined the 42 buses, which are accompanied by Red Cross and State Emergency Service vehicles. Today we expect the arrival of a record number of Mariupol residents", - said in the message.
"Buses alone will take out almost 2 thousand people!" - added in the Mariupol City Council.
According to Kirill Timoshenko, deputy head of the Office of the President, 10 evacuation buses have left for Berdyansk. Fifteen tons of humanitarian cargo will also be delivered to the city.
The International Committee of the Red Cross stated that its teams are ready to assist in the evacuation of civilians from the blockaded city of Mariupol.
