Russia-Ukraine war: Key developments in the ongoing conflict
ABC News
Civilians trapped in besieged or destroyed cities and towns in Ukraine are suffering from electricity outages, food shortages and other vital services
Civilians trapped in besieged or destroyed cities and towns in Ukraine are suffering from electricity outages, food shortages and other vital services. Thousands are hoping to find relief through safe exits Thursday agreed upon by Ukraine and Russia.
If the humanitarian corridors hold during an expected daylong ceasefire in these areas, it will mark the third consecutive day for such relief efforts. Already, 35,000 people have been able to flee through these safe corridors.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said humanitarian corridors from three different parts of the country functioned Wednesday. A total of seven evacuation routes were expected on Thursday.
“We’ll pray we can get people out of Mariupol,” Zelenskyy said, referring to the port city that's been under siege for nine days, home to nearly half a million people. A mass grave was dug to quickly bury bodies of people who died from shelling or natural causes in the city. An airstrike hit a maternity ward there on Wednesday.
