Mariupol evacuation ‘cancelled’ – city officials

Turning now to the devastated southern city of Mariupol – and officials there say Saturday’s planned evacuation of civilians via a humanitarian corridor has not taken place.

Some 200 people had gathered at a meeting point in the city to be evacuated by bus to Zaporizhzhia, an aide to the city’s mayor said on Telegram.

But they were dispersed by Russian forces, who warned them of impending shelling.