by all to evacuate civilians and deliver much needed assistance. as we know, humanitarian corridors haven t been working. that s been devastating for people living in places like mariupol, in the south. officials say 20,000 civilians there have been killed from russia s attacks, and people are still stuck. we hear several hundred are hiding in underground tunnels below this the avostal steel plant. it s one of the last parts of the city still held by ukrainian forces. this was earlier. you can see that it s been under attack, surrounded by russian troops. let s hear more on this from jenny hill, in moscow. let s hear more on this from jenny hill, in moscow. he s made a couple ro osals hill, in moscow. he s made a couple preposals about hill, in moscow. he s made a couple proposals about trying hill, in moscow. he s made a couple proposals about trying to hill, in moscow. he s made a couple proposals about trying to set - hill, in moscow. he s made a couple proposals about tryi
was talking about allowing the un and the red cross to be involved in the evacuation of those desperate civilians who have been trapped there. including the ones who are in there. including the ones who are in the steel plant, and president putin says they are being used as human shields by the ukrainian fighters there. again, what the ukrainians will point out is that mr putin might say one thing about allowing an evacuation through humanitarian corridors out of places like mariupol, but it never really happens. we ve seen time and time again the idea of humanitarian corridors for one reason or another completely collapsing. more broadly, at the beginning completely collapsing. more broadly, at the beginning of completely collapsing. more broadly, at the beginning of this completely collapsing. more broadly, at the beginning of this conflict, - at the beginning of this conflict, we talked about how many people were displaced either within ukraine or having to leave ukraine comple
has been destroyed completely. i was talking about that steel plant. apparently, vladimir putin has agreed in principle to icrc being involved in evacuating people from that plant, but we should emphasise what russia says it is a plan doesn t necessarily translate into reality, so we ll keep an eye on what actually happens. our next report is from the village of senkivka, north of here, near ukraine s border with russia and belarus. it s now a frontline in this war. russian troops occupied it at the start of the invasion. they ve now pulled back as their troops focus on the east. our correspondent yogita limaye went to meet people living there to ask about the impact of this war. for lydia, who is 91, it was the second time in her life seeing tanks at her doorstep.