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Red Cross convoy unable to reach Mariupol

April 2, 2022

Another attempt to evacuate civilians from besieged Mariupol has failed. On Friday, a Red Cross convoy was reportedly blocked from entering the city. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says about 3,000 people managed to escape nevertheless.

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