Of zaporizhzhia whose nucler power plant was targeted by russian troops earlier this week, and where evacuees from mariupol are being taken. this enormous pile of clothing, warm clothes here, has been brought by the people of zaporizhzhia to this collection point because they were told that they were expecting a huge flow of families to come here from mariupol in the south, where there s been really heavy fighting for days now, so they ve brought blankets, they brought bedding. hot dinners have been prepared by local businesspeople. they ve brought fresh fruit and vegetables, too all of it for the large number of families they were expecting to arrive here, but that humanitarian corridor that was supposed to be set up today never happened. so what you ve got in here look at this this is the city circus ring, and the authorities had laid out mattresses and pillows. they thought that people could have a rest here, take a few moments before
That was supposed to be set up today never happened. so what you ve got in here look at this this is the city circus ring, and the authorities had laid out mattresses and pillows. they thought that people could have a rest here, take a few moments before they carried on to be housed in hostels, student hostels and schools in safety. but it hasn t been used. what s happened is the mayor of mariupol has said that the humanitarian corridor was impossible to set up because the russian forces carried on firing. they said it was far too dangerous for people to get in the evacuation buses and to try to drive to safety. he said that there are still negotiations going on between the russians and ukrainians and that, when it is safe and when it is possible, they will get people on those buses and they will get them to places like this. but, for the moment, all of this is prepared, all of it s ready but there s no one here. that was sarah rainsford.
Our eastern europe correspondent sarah rainsford is in the town of zaporezhia, whose nucler power plant was targeted by russian troops earlier this week, and where evacuees from mariupol are being taken. this enormous pile of clothing, warm clothes here, has been brought by the people of zaporizhzhia to this collection point because they were told that they were expecting a huge flow of families to come here from mariupol in the south, where there s been really heavy fighting for days now, so they ve brought blankets, they brought bedding. hot dinners have been prepared by local businesspeople. they ve brought fresh fruit and vegetables, too all of it for the large number of families they were expecting to arrive here, but that humanitarian corridor that was supposed to be set up today never happened. so what you ve got in here look at this this is the city circus ring, and the authorities had laid out mattresses and pillows. they thought that people could have a rest here,
Happened. this is the city circus ring. and the authorities have laid out mattresses and pillows. they thought that people could have a rest here, take a few moments before they carried on to be housed in hostels, student hostels and schools. but it hasn t been used. what s happened is the mayor of mariupol has said that the humanitarian corridor was impossible to set up because the russian forces carried on firing. they said it was far too dangerous for people to get in the evacuation buses and to try to drive to safety. he said that there are still negotiations going on between the russians and ukrainians and that, when it is safe and when it is possible, they will get people on those buses and they will get them to places like this. but, for the moment, all of this is prepared, all of it s ready but there s no one here. yalda hakim is lviv in the west of ukraine and has been meeting some of the young men who are having