Humanitarian Evacuation Route, to Open for Besieged, Mariupol, Ukraine.<br />'Newsweek' reports that the southern Ukrainian city <br />of Mariupol has appealed to foreign allies for support <br />as Russian forces continue to attack.<br />'Newsweek' reports that the southern Ukrainian city <br />of Mariupol has appealed to foreign allies for support <br />as Russian forces continue to attack.<br />This is our appeal to the world. <br />This could be the last appeal of our lives. <br />We are probably facing <br />our last days, if not hours, Serhiy Volyna, Commander of the 36th <br />Separate Marine Brigade, via Facebook.<br />According to Volyna, remaining Ukrainian forces <br />are outnumbered 10 to one and Russia has the <br />advantage in the air and on the ground.<br />According to Volyna, remaining Ukrainian forces <br />are outnumbered 10 to one and Russia has the <br />advantage in the air and on the ground.<br />'Newsweek' reports that Ukraine continues <br />to defend the port city and the thousands <br />of civilians that remain trapped there.<br />'Newsweek' reports that Ukraine continues <br />to defend the port city and the thousands <br />of civilians that remain trapped there.<br />According to Volyna, about 500 wounded<br />troops and hundreds of other civilians are <br />taking shelter at the Azovstal steel plant. .<br />According to Volyna, about 500 wounded<br />troops and hundreds of other civilians are <br />taking shelter at the Azovstal steel plant. .<br />On April 20, an evacuation route will <br />open in Mariupol allowing women, <br />children and the elderly to escape the city. .<br />On April 20, an evacuation route will <br />open in Mariupol allowing women, <br />children and the elderly to escape the city. .<br />Given the catastrophic humanitarian <br />situation in Mariupol, this is where <br />we will focus our efforts today, Iryna Vereshchuk, Deputy Prime Minister <br />of Ukraine, via 'Newsweek'.<br />According to 'Newsweek,' evacuees are scheduled <br />to leave Mariupol, travel through <br />Berdiansk and arrive in Zaporizhzhia.<br />Given the very difficult security situation, <br />changes may occur during the corridor <br />action. We will put our best effort to <br />make everything work as it should, Iryna Vereshchuk, Deputy Prime Minister <br />of Ukraine, via 'Newsweek'.<br />Russia has reportedly listed Mariupol <br />as a strategic target to secure a land <br />bridge between Crimea and the Donbas
