corridors to allow people trapped by the fighting to escape, and as we have been reporting, thousands of people are getting out, particularly in the embattled town of sumyjust about 25 miles from the russian border. at hundreds of thousands, millions you could save more are still trapped by the fighting, trapped in their homes without food or water. trapped in their homes without food orwater. even trapped in their homes without food or water. even though there are signs now that diplomatic efforts are under way, some softening of positions that been called, the hard reality is this war is now in its brutal second. reality is this war is now in its brutalsecond. going reality is this war is now in its brutal second. going into its third week. brutal second. going into its third week- brutal second. going into its third week. ., ~ . third week. thank you. our chief international third week. thank you. our chief international correspondent, - third week. thank you. our chiefl interna
so, it is some logistical challenges but she has also pointed to the fact that she needed and the icrc needed some specific protocols and agreements between russia and ukraine and that there were in fact some logistical challenges when it came to coordinating this with the ukrainian government as well and the result is that 2000 people are out but there are thousands of people in mariupol without food or water. . people in mariupol without food orwater. ., , ., ., or water. so, that situation continues. or water. so, that situation continues. absolutely - or water. so, that situation continues. absolutely and l continues. absolutely and especially continues. absolutely and especially because - continues. absolutely and l especially because mariupol continues. absolutely and - especially because mariupol is so strategically important to russia, that is why they are shelling the city and it is completely besieged and being flattened and that means that people are there, in desperate