The advisor to the Mayor of the Ukrainian city of MariupolPetro Andriushenko, reported this Wednesday that Red Cross is distributing a second aid package to the population affected by the Russian invasion of the territory.
The distribution, which has been facilitated by the Ukrainian Ministry of the Interior, is being distributed especially in the eastern part of the town, although at the moment there are no indications that the humanitarian institution will assist the population again soon.
"This is an additional opportunity to survive. Use it. Take care of your family and friends. Because Mariupol is the people, and the main issue for those who have been kidnapped by the Russians is the idea of going back to Ukraine"has asserted in a Telegram message.
Thus, he explained that several telephone numbers have been provided for the population to obtain information about the distribution point.
The upsurge in hostilities between the Ukrainian forces and the Russian Army in eastern Ukraine has placed cities such as Mariupol, partially occupied by Russian forces, on the brink of a cholera epidemic, as well as outbreaks of other diseases such as dysentery. .
The World Health Organization (WHO) has pointed out that the health situation in Mariúpol is especially alarming due to the lack of drinking water and sanitary material in the south of the town.
Ukrainian authorities estimate that thousands of people, including children, have been killed in Mariupol, while more than a thousand Ukrainian military personnel have been captured in the city and transferred to Russia.
