Safe passage operations from Ukraine cities will not start Saturday: ICRC
The International Committee of the Red Cross said safe passage operations from Ukrainian cities will not start on Saturday.
"We understand that the safe passage operations from Mariupol and Volnovakha will not start today," the ICRC said in a statement.
The ICRC said it remains in dialogue with the parties about the safe passage of civilians from different cities affected by the conflict, saying, "The scenes in Mariupol and in other cities today are heart-breaking."
"As a neutral and impartial humanitarian intermediary, we stand ready to help facilitate the safe passage of civilians once the parties have reached an agreement and that its terms are strictly humanitarian for the ICRC to be involved," the ICRC said.
Adding, "Regardless of whether humanitarian corridors are implemented in the coming days, parties must continue to protect civilians and civilian infrastructure under international humanitarian law both for those who choose to leave and those who remain."
-ABC News' Somayeh Malekiah