We just posted reports that the ceasefire was not holding at the end of the evacuation route out of Mariupol.
We are now hearing the city itself is still under shelling.
“The Russians are continuing to bomb us and use artillery. It is crazy,” Mariupol deputy mayor Serhiy Orlov told the BBC.
“There is no ceasefire in Mariupol and there is no ceasefire all along the route. Our civilians are ready to escape but they cannot escape under shelling.”
A resident of Mariupol inside the city tells the BBC the sound of shelling continues – despite a ceasefire agreement which was supposed to start at 09:00 local time (07:00 GMT).
“Right now I’m in Mariupol, I’m on the street. I can hear shelling every three to five minutes,” says Alexander, a 44-year-old engineer.
“The green corridor is [nonsense]. I can see cars of people who tried to flee and they are coming back.”
