and it s day 19 with them holding on and the situation continues. an evacuation convoy has managed to leave the key port of mariupol in the south of ukraine, which has been subjected to heavy russian bombardment. 160 cars were able to leave the city it s been cut off from food, water and heating systems for more than two weeks. the city s authorities say that civilian deaths have risen above 2,100 and mass graves have had to be dug. andrew harding reports from southern ukraine. a drone s eye view of a city in agony, mariupol burning. apartment blocks in ruins after two weeks of unrelenting russian bombardments. there is no drinking water and any medication. also, for today, there is nowhere we can find food. we saw people who died because of lack of medication.
corridors established were largely ignored by russian forces. today, seven people including women and children, were killed were russian soldiers attacked their evacuation convoy near kyiv. the u.n. says at least 41 children have been killed so far. and no end in sight. today talks between vladimir putin and the leaders of france and germany, that went nowhere. reports show putin showed no willingness to end his war. and the russian people continue to pay the price for their president s aggression. ebay today becoming the latest company to halt operations inside russia. as ukrainians pour out of the country to escape the i don t know oncoming assault, the refugee crisis keeps get worsing. it was uncomfortable to say there because every night we heard it s okay. it s okay.
that includes a child, were killed after russian forces fired on an evacuation convoy while trying to flee a city in eastern ukraine. that report follows news that russia and ukraine had agreed to open up 14 safe corridors for evacuees trying to leave cities under russian attack or russian control, and as russian forces close in on kyiv, u.s. embassy there is urging american citizens to get out of the country using ground transportation but only if it s safe. let s get right to nbc s ali on the ground in lviv. we know lviv sits near the polish border and it has not been touched by russian bombs yet. there are fears that could change quickly. how is that city preparing? reporter: that s right, joe. this is a city on the edge. it may be a safe place, but as the russian bombardment moves further west, every day you hear air raid sirens here, and it has
attacking will cost them very large losses. as we were talking, another missile exploded not far from the first one. it might have been brought down by air defence. a trolley bus conductor was killed. ukrainian military success has surprised their friends and their enemies, but the russians have not turned anything like their full force on this capital city yet. jeremy bowen, bbc news, kyiv. as you can imagine, the rush to get out of ukraine for those caught up in the fighting has been intense. an evacuation convoy has managed to leave the key port of mariupol in the south of the country, which has been subjected to heavy russian bombardment. 160 cars were able to leave the city, it s been cut off from food, water and heating systems for more than two weeks. the city s authorities say that civilian deaths have risen above 2,100 and mass graves have had to be dug.
constant shelling from russian heavy artillery. the mayor is saying more than 1500 people have lost their lives they are so far. now, the few humanitarian safety corridors established, largely ignored by russian forces. today, seven people, including women and children, were killed, when russian soldiers attacked their evacuation convoy near kyiv. the un says at least 41 children have been killed so far. and as of this hour, no end in sight today. dogs tween glamour putin and the leaders of france and germany, that went nowhere. reports suggest putin showed no willingness to end his war on ukraine. and the russian people continue to pay the price for the presidents aggression. ebay today becoming the latest company to halt operations inside russia. as ukrainians were out of the country to escape the oncoming assault, the refugee crisis, that keeps getting worse. there was like not comfortable to stay there, because every night we heard