Russia is still shelling Mariupol, and the evacuation has been postponed, according to Ukraine: 10 Facts

 Russia is still shelling Mariupol, and the evacuation has been postponed, according to Ukraine: 10 Facts

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• The evacuation of the civilian population has been postponed due to the Russian side's failure to comply to the ceasefire and continuing shelling of Mariupol and its environs, as well as for security considerations," municipal officials said in a statement on social media.

• According to Interfax, Russian forces have stated that they will cease firing at 1000 Moscow time to allow humanitarian corridors out of the Ukrainian cities of Mariupol and Volnovakha.

• During the siege of Mariupol, Russian soldiers cut off the city's electricity, food, water, heating, and transportation in the dead of winter, drawing similarities to the Nazi blockade of Leningrad during WWII.