The attempts to evacuate more civilians from the devastated city of mariupol have stalled. ukrainian officials say russia has ended a ceasefire and it s now blocking humanitarian corridors. hundreds of women and children are still trapped in bunkers beneath the city s huge azovstal steelworks, the azovstal plant is surrounded by russian troops. on sunday, about a hundred people were evacuated to nearby zaporizhzhia, from where our correspondent laura bicker reports. a short break to feel grass under theirfeet, after weeks of only concrete. the survivors from mariupol are allowed a break in their long awaited journey away from the front line. translation: for a month we were eating - over 40 l of us six food tins. we boiled two buckets of soup out of them and that was it for the whole day. weeping translation: there | is no house any more. of course there isn t. this is mariupol after two months of war.
From the balkans. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. it s newsday.. hello, and welcome to newsday. it s 8am in singapore, and 3am in the devastated ukrainian city of mariupol, where it s hoped the coming hours will see civilian evacuations resume after rescue efforts stalled on monday. hundreds of women and children are sheltering in the tunnels beneath a sprawling steelworks, some haven t seen daylight for weeks. the azovstal plant is surrounded by russian troops. on sunday, aid agencies oversaw the rescue of around 100 people who were evacuated to nearby zaporizhzhia, from where our correspondent laura bicker reports.
Evacuate more civilians from the devastated city of mariupol have stalled ukrainian officials say russia has ended a ceasefire and it s now blocking humanitarian corridors. hundreds of women and children are still trapped in bunkers beneath the city s huge azovstal steelworks, the azovstal plant is surrounded by russian troops. on sunday, about a hundred people were evacuated to nearby zaporizhzhia, from where our correspondent laura bicker reports. a short break to feel grass under theirfeet, after weeks of only concrete. the survivors from mariupol are allowed a break in their long awaited journey away from the front line. translation: for a month we were eating - over 40 l of us six food tins. we boiled two buckets of soup out of them and that was it for the whole day. weeping translation: there | is no house any more. of course there isn t. this is mariupol after
Proving a challenge. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. the attempts to evacuate more civilians from the devastated city of mariupol have stalled. ukrainian officials say russia has ended a ceasefire and it s now blocking humanitarian corridors. hundreds of women and children are still trapped in bunkers beneath the city s huge azovstal steelworks, the azovstal plant is surrounded by russian troops. on sunday, about a hundred people were evacuated to nearby zaporizhzhia, from where our correspondent laura bicker reports. a short break to feel grass under theirfeet, after weeks of only concrete. the survivors from mariupol are allowed a break in their long awaited journey away
Of mariupol have stalled. ukrainian officials say russia has ended a ceasefire and it s now blocking humanitarian corridors. hundreds of women and children are still trapped in bunkers beneath the city s huge azovstal steelworks, the azovstal plant is surrounded by russian troops. on sunday, about a hundred people were evacuated to nearby zaporizhzhia. james reynolds reports. imagine having to make your home in the depths of a nuclear bunker. hundreds of civilians, including around 20 children, remain deep under the azovstal still works alongside ukrainian soldiers. this underworld is their only refuge from russia s siege. hundreds of billions on sunday managed to get out. they were driven away from the