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Red Cross still trying to get people out of Mariupol, Russia says it failed
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KYIV, 03 April 2022, (TON): The International Committee of the Red Cross said “the operation to help people leave the besieged city of Mariupol was continuing, hours after Russia said it had failed and blamed the organization.”
Russia’s defense ministry said “aid convoys had not been able to reach Mariupol on Friday or Saturday and blamed “destructive actions” by the ICRC.”
The ICRC said “a Red Cross convoy traveling to the Ukrainian port turned around because it had become impossible to proceed with its mission to begin evacuating civilians.”
An ICRC spokesperson said by email “the humanitarian operation to facilitate the safe passage of civilians out of Mariupol is ongoing. The situation on the ground is volatile and subject to rapid changes.”
“Given the ICRC’s role as a neutral intermediary in what is a highly complex operation, the ICRC is not in a position to comment further at this time.”
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