Mariupol

From the statement of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation:

▪️ Almost 43 thousand people were evacuated from Mariupol during the day;

▪️Over the past 24 hours, another 7,513 civilians of Ukraine and foreigners have applied to Russia with requests for evacuation;

▪️ 6,894 citizens from 21 countries continue to be held hostage by the terrorist battalions of Ukraine;

▪️ Since the beginning of the special military operation in Ukraine, 283,461 people have already been evacuated, including 60,684 children;

▪️Over the past day, 12,230 people, including 2,262 children, have been evacuated from dangerous regions of Ukraine;

▪️ Since March 2, 3,175 tons of humanitarian cargo has been delivered from Russia to Ukraine, 385 humanitarian actions have been carried out;

▪️Russia has opened eight humanitarian corridors, Ukraine has proposed nine more.