Begun their evacuation journey. it was supposed to start at 6:00 a.m. but it seems that the convoy taking them out didn t arrive until 6:25. and russian state media say that these are individuals from the azovstal steel plant and they do apparently include six children. the question is which way do they go. because evacuation from mariupol isn t simply told ukraine held territories, like zaporizhzhia. it could also mean a darker journey east towards russia where there have been filtration camps set up for those taken out of mariupol. and so this is obviously a key question. the second one being this is the start of something or a rare exception. for weeks now, the talk of humanitarian corridors out of mariupol has reverberated around all of ukraine to try to bring those 100,000 civilians caught in in levels of disease that has left the city unrecognizable.
The u.s.-based company that captured the satellite images say the pictures are from mid-march through mid-april. they come as putin is asserting today that there is no need for his forces to storm the area around a steel plant complex in mariupol and those ukrainians taking cover there should surrender in order to receive, quote, dignified treatment, putin says. let me show you why they are taking cover. putin s forces have done this to mariupol, the town that once had a population comparable to portland, oregon, or austin, texas. it s now in rubble. residential areas demolished, the city unrecognizable in so many different neighborhoods. putin today congratulating his forces, calling this, this a great achievement. to add to the brutality putin added that the steel plant be blocked so even a fly can t get through, which means no escape routes, no food, no water, no medicine. today president biden pledged
This is what life looks like in mariupol. homes destroyed, the city unrecognizable. look at this video. food, water and safety nearly impossible to find. joining us now is demetro uuhri. parents trapped in mariupol right now. thank you so much for being with us. so sorry for everything your country is going through and what your family is struggling with right now. tell us, how are your parents awe viving right now? i haven t heard from them in several days. i know they re alive, all i know. surviving like everyone else in mariupol. 300,000 people in a mouse trap, without water, food, without any medicine. you know the stories about drama theater, art school and maternity hospitals. all the world trying to imagine
Of desperate ukrainians as this unprovoked invasion reaches day 14. war crime allegations are growing. latest, attack on a children s hospital. unthinkable. hello, everyone, sandra smith in new york. john: john roberts in washington. ukraine s military says russian bombers intentionally targeted a maternity ward at a hospital in the southern city of mariupol. president zelenskyy says children are among those buried under the wreckage. sandra: the mayor calling it medieval, the officials call the situation catastrophic. days of russian shelling have left that city unrecognizable. john: reportedly without water, heat and sewage systems going on seven days, cooking on makeshift stoves using bricks. the concrete shelters their