According to The Washington Post, officials in the Russian-occupied city of Kherson said that Russia has not allowed humanitarian corridors as agreed upon.
Russian and Ukrainian leaders said on Thursday that they would establish humanitarian corridors in Kherson so that civilians could leave and that food and medical supplies could be distributed.
On Friday, Stanislav, a Kherson local, told Insider that there is no food in supermarkets and that he was only able to get food for one day.
Russian forces gained full control of Kherson, which is the third-largest city and a strategic southern port city along the Black Sea.
The governor of the region posted on Facebook accusing the Russian military of blocking access to 19 Ukrainian trucks loaded with aid, in order to distribute their own aid.
Ihor Kolykhaev, the mayor of the city, posted on his Facebook page about the disruption.
Kolykhaev wrote that, despite yesterday's agreements at the highest level, all this is not yet working.
According to the Ukrainian government, Russian forces have waged an intense war on Ukraine since last week, engaging in heavy shelling and missile attacks that have hit residential buildings, an orphanage, kindergartens, and a children's hospital.
The second-largest city in the country, Kharkiv, and the capital, Kyiv, have both been bombarded by Russian forces.
Russia's campaign so far has united Western nations in unprecedented ways.
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