The United Nations and the Red Cross International Committee began to evacuate civilians from the South Port City of Marieupol, and the operation will continue on Monday.
Mariupol’s humanitarian operation will continue until we reach our destination – saving the lives of our citizens,” Iryna Vereshyuk, Deputy Prime Minster Ukraine, said in a message he posted on Telegram, according to the NBC news translation. About 100 civilians have been saved so far, said Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
Several thousand civilians and Ukraine fighters have hidden in a large Azovstal steel factory in Mariupol, and around 100,000 people still live in Mariupol, officials said.
Zelenskyy met with DPR Speaker A. Nancy Pelosi and Congress delegation in Kyiv. He mentioned the U.S. as “leader in strong support” for Ukraine. The delegation praised the courage of the Ukraine people during a visit to Poland. PelSi swore that Washington would stand with the country to defeat Russia.
First Lady Jill Biden will travel to Romania and Slovakia this week, coming in a distance from the Ukraine border.
During his trip, Biden was expected to meet with US service members, embassy staff, senior officials in Romania and Slovakia, humanitarian assistance workers and refugees.
The journey of the First Lady followed another visit to the region by high -ranking US officials, including State Secretary Antony Blinken, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and DPR Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
Speaker of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi said the additional support for the U.S. Ukraine is on the way to follow the Assistance Package Proposal -US President Joe Biden.
In a statement, Pelosi said the Congress delegation met with Ukraine President Volodymr Zelenskyy and “expressed our respect and gratitude to President Zelenskyy for his leadership and our admiration for the Ukrainian people for their courage in the war against the Russian evil invasion.”
Pelosi also said the delegation went to Poland “to send messages that are no longer wrong to the world: that America stands tall with our NATO allies in our support for Ukraine.”
He said the delegation would meet with Polish President Andrzej Duda and other senior officials to discuss how they could work together to support Ukraine.
Four civilians were reported dead and 11 others were injured by Russian shootings in the Donetsk region on Sunday, said the Ukraine Regional Governor that night.
Death and seven injuries are in the northern city of Lyman, Governor Pavlo Kyrylenko wrote in a telegram post. One person was also killed in the city of Bakhmut due to injuries received in the Luhannsk region, he said.
In the same post, Kyrylenko said that it was impossible to determine the number of victims in the port city that was bombed at Marieupol and the City of Volnovakha, which was controlled by the pro-Kremlin separatist.
