War in Ukraine live: more than 3,000 inhabitants from Mariupol arrive in Zaporozhye

The essential

• Russian authorities accuse Ukraine of carrying out an airstrike against an oil depot in western Russia.

  The Ukrainian government has not confirmed being behind the attack.

• Red Cross teams had to turn back on Friday as they headed for Mariupol to begin evacuating civilians.

  Another attempt is scheduled for today.

• More than 3,000 people were exfiltrated from besieged Mariupol.

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  Humanitarian corridors operated in three regions: Donetsk, Luhansk and Zaporozhye.

  We managed to save 6266 people, including 3071 from Mariupol,” according to the Ukrainian President.

• Volodymyr Zelensky spoke again with Emmanuel Macron on Friday, asking him to continue his efforts for a humanitarian operation in Mariupol.

• The Russians left the Chernobyl plant, but they were likely exposed to radiation, according to Ukrainian authorities. 

07:08

Bus column with residents of Mariupol arrives in Zaporozhe 

A column of buses carrying displaced people, including residents of the besieged port city of Mariupol, in southeastern Ukraine, arrived in Zaporozhye, a city controlled by the kyiv army, on Friday evening, AFP noted. .

The buses were carrying residents of Mariupol who had managed to reach the city of Berdyansk, occupied by Russian forces, where they had been picked up by the convoy, according to testimonies from arrivals and official officials.

Arriving in the suburb of Zaporozhye, some evacuees wept with relief to be back in Ukrainian territory.

Several evacuees from Mariupol said they had to walk 15 kilometers or more to leave the city, before finding private vehicles to continue their journey.

07:00

Ceasefire mission in Moscow for a UN leader

The UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, Britain's Martin Griffiths, will be in Moscow on Sunday to try to secure a "humanitarian ceasefire" in Ukraine, the UN chief announced on Friday. Antonio Guterres.

"He will be in Moscow on Sunday and after he will go to kyiv," the UN Secretary General told some journalists, recalling that he had recently given him the mission of "seeking a humanitarian ceasefire in Ukraine. ".

06:55

More than 3,000 people fled Mariupol region

More than 3,000 people fled the bombed region, by bus and private cars, in the direction of Zaporozhye, announced the Ukrainian authorities.

Most left from Berdyansk.

On the other hand, the Red Cross announced that the team sent to Mariupol had to turn back, its plan to evacuate thousands of civilians from this city besieged by Russian forces being “impossible”.

A new attempt will take place this Saturday.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky asked Emmanuel Macron to try "to obtain from Russia the necessary conditions for a humanitarian operation" in this city, during a new interview, said the French presidency.

06:52

The Pentagon announces an additional $300 million in military aid 

The Pentagon will provide up to $300 million more in military aid to Ukraine, the US Department of Defense spokesman said in a statement Friday.

“The United States has now committed more than $2.3 billion in military assistance to Ukraine since the Biden administration took office, including more than $1.6 billion in military assistance since the invasion. unprovoked and premeditated on the part of Russia”, specifies John Kirby.

06:50

Good morning all ! 

This is the beginning of this live dedicated to the news of the Russian invasion in Ukraine, this Saturday, April 2.