Robert Mardini, the director-general of the International Committee of the Red Cross, also called the war “catastrophic” for civilians affected by the fighting as people run out of drinking water, food, medical supplies and fuel for heating.
International Committee of the Red Cross Director-General Robert Mardini talks about the humanitarian situation in Ukraine during an interview with The Associated Press, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Monday, March 14, 2022. The ongoing Russian war on Ukraine has become"nothing short of a nightmare" for those living in besieged cities, Mardini said Monday, calling for safe passage out for civilians and humanitarian aid to be allowed through the front lines.
“People are in desperate need to to take shelter, and this is why the situation cannot, cannot continue like this," he told The Associated Press while on a visit to Dubai in the United Arab Emirates. "History is watching what is happening in Mariupol and other cities and civilians must be protected. So whether a cease-fire, or a combination of a cease-fire and safe evacuation of civilians, is an absolute must.
“This is a tragedy of armed conflict happening in densely populated areas and where use of explosive weapons with high with large radius are are used,” Mardini said. "And we’ve seen neighborhoods that have been damaged, flattened, and some hospitals have received shells, which of course, is unacceptable because hospitals are protected by international humanitarian law.”, a port city home to some 430,000 on the Azov Sea.
“When we look at the devastation, when we look at how some neighborhoods are looking like today, it is really frightening," he said. "And it it tells a lot about a situation that is nothing short of a nightmare for people living there.”
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