Evacuation of Mariupol's residents in Ukraine Some successes but safety is an issue

Although the evacuation of residents from Mariupol, a strategic point in eastern Ukraine, which is surrounded by Russian troops and the humanitarian crisis is becoming more serious, has been successful in some areas, ensuring safety continues to be a major issue as fierce fighting continues.

The Russian Ministry of Defense announced on the 2nd that it is continuing a violent attack on Donetsk Oblast and central cities in eastern Ukraine, including Mariupol.

They bombed Ukrainian airfields with missiles in the eastern cities of Doniplo and Portawa in the center, and destroyed facilities storing gasoline and diesel fuel in the central Kremenchuk.

Under these circumstances, in Mariupol, a key point in the east where the humanitarian crisis is becoming more serious as the Russian army siege for a month and the supply of water and electricity is cut off, activities to evacuate the left-behind residents during the battle are continuing. increase.

According to the Associated Press, at least 25 buses carrying residents of Mariupol in the east and Berdyans'k in the southeast, about 200 kilometers away, arrived in Zaporizhia in southeastern Ukraine on the night of the day.

Regarding the evacuation of residents, Deputy Secretary of the Ukrainian Presidential Office, Tymoshenko, posted on the SNS telegram on the 1st, revealing that 6266 people were evacuated from three states including Donetsk and Luhansk on April 1st alone. Did.

However, although the support team of the ICRC = International Committee of the Red Cross headed for Mariupol over the evacuation of residents, it was difficult to return for safety reasons, and as fierce battles continued, ensuring safety continued to be a major issue. I am.

Regarding the eastern war situation, the US think tank "Institute for the Study of War" points out on the 1st that Russian troops are trying to occupy the entire provinces of Donetsk and Luhansk.

"Russian troops are likely to seize Mariupol within the next few days, with many casualties," he said, calling for the evacuation of residents in the east as soon as possible.