Ukraine war: Convoy of evacuee buses reaches Zaporizhzhia, Kyiv confirms

A child is helped off a bus at the registration center in Zaporizhzhia, where the International Committee of the Red Cross has a team waiting to head to Mariupol. 1/4/2022. - Copyright EMRE CAYLAK / AFP

By Euronews with AFP, AP

Published on 01/04/2022 - 06:54•Updated 23:22

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The buses, carrying residents of Mariupol who had managed to reach the city of Berdyansk, arrived in Ukrainian-controlled Zaporizhzhia on Friday evening.

With Russia's war in Ukraine into its second month, Putin's forces have continued to pound towns and cities from afar as Moscow's military offensive stalls in the face of strong Ukrainian resistance.

Millions have fled their homes, creating Europe's worst refugee crisis since World War II. Thousands of civilians and military personnel have been killed, and the Russian bombardments have left widespread devastation.