Tuesday, April 12, 2022

Nine volunteer drivers on rescue mission to Mariupol detained by Russian forces, aid group says

Nine drivers that were working for a group called "Help People" (a Ukrainian volunteer group that brings food and medicine for anyone in need and they help in assisting during evacuations.) 10 minibus drivers had driven into the Donbas region to help evacuate citizens. Russian soldiers stopped them, and tried to get them to drive the buses into Russia. When they refused, the soldiers took them in as prisoners. They lost contact with all of them but one, one of the ten people were released. The other nine are still being held captive.

 https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/11/europe/ukraine-russia-hostage-bus-drivers-help-people-intl-hnk/index.html

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