200,000 civilians remain trapped in the besieged Ukrainian city of Mariupol as the Russian cease-fire fails for a second time

A second cease-fire was announced by Mariupol City Council to allow civilians to escape through a designated safe route out of the city, but it fell apart when Russian troops began heavy shelling.

The Russians began to regroup their forces and heavy shelling of the city made it impossible for the convoy to leave. It is extremely dangerous to take people out in these conditions.

The International Committee of the Red Cross announced that the cease-fire had failed.

200,000 people were to be rescued from the city.

—ICRC (@ICRC) March 6, 2022

The city is on day five with no water, no power, no food, and no drinking water.

This is the second time in two days that a cease-fire was promised by the Russians.