Evacuations from the besieged Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol, Ukraine, have been halted again due to continued shelling by Russian forces. The United Nations and the International Committee of the Red Cross had been working to evacuate civilians and wounded soldiers from the plant, but the effort was suspended on Saturday after several people were killed in shelling.

The United Nations has called for an immediate ceasefire to allow for the safe evacuation of civilians from the plant. However, there has been no response from Russia.

The situation in Mariupol is dire. The city has been under siege for weeks, and there is a critical shortage of food, water, and medicine. Thousands of civilians are believed to be trapped in the city, many of them in the Azovstal steel plant.

The United Nations is working to evacuate civilians from Mariupol, but the effort has been hampered by continued shelling by Russian forces. It is unclear when or if the evacuations will resume.

You can help the people of Mariupol by donating to humanitarian organizations that are providing aid to the city. You can also contact your elected officials and urge them to take action to end the war in Ukraine.