After Horrific Bombardment for Weeks, Moscow Announces Mariupol Cease-Fire to Evacuate Civilians

Russian officials on Wednesday say they will implement a cease-fire and open a humanitarian corridor out of the embattled Ukrainian city of Mariupol, where thousands of civilians have reportedly been killed over the past five weeks of relentless attacks.

last week that around 300 civilians were killed in a Russian airstrike targeting a drama theater sheltering up to 1,300 people and clearly marked with the word"children."on Mariupol's Art School No. 12, where 400 women, children, and elders were reportedly sheltering.

Boichenko's office said Monday that 40% of the buildings in the port city have been completely destroyed, and 90% have been damaged. Global human rights advocates have been calling for a cease-fire not just in Mariupol but throughout Ukraine as peace talks"A cessation of hostilities will allow essential humanitarian aid to be delivered, and enable civilians to move around safely," United Nations Secretary-General António GuterresOur work is licensed under Creative Commons . Feel free to republish and share widely.

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