(ANSA) - WASHINGTON, 06 MAY - The Secretary General of the United Nations, António Guterres, has defined the area of Mariupol as a "hell".
The UN and the International Committee of the Red Cross have so far helped nearly 500 civilians flee the Azovstal steel plant area in the port city in two operations last week.
A third UN operation for the evacuation of civilians from Mariupol has begun in the last few hours.
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