Russian troops fire on humanitarian corridor

According to NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg there is a reliable information that civilians came under fire during the evacuation along the agreed humanitarian corridor from Mariupol to Zaporizhia.

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in accordance with Art. 8 sec. 2(b)(i) of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, adopted on 17 July 1998 at Rome; With regard to war crimes, the above incident is a war crime that can be classified as other serious violations of the laws and customs of international law applicable to armed conflicts of an international character, namely (i) Intentionally directing attacks against the civilian population as such or against individual civilians not taking direct part in hostilities;

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Ceasefire violated! Russian forces are now shelling the humanitarian corridor from Zaporizhzhia to Mariupol. 8 trucks + 30 buses ready to deliver humanitarian aid to Mariupol and to evac civilians to Zaporizhzhia. Pressure on Russia MUST step up to make it uphold its commitments.

— Oleg Nikolenko (@OlegNikolenko_) March 8, 2022

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