344 evacuees arrive in Zaporizhzhia

344 evacuees arrive in Zaporizhzhia - Ukraine deputy PM

344 evacuees from various south-western cities including Mariupol have arrived in Zaporizhzhia, according to Ukraine's deputy prime minister Irina Vereshchuk, Qazet.az reports.

In a post on Telegram, she thanked the UN and Red Cross for their help, saying: "These are women, children and elderly people from Mariupol, Manhush, Berdiansk, Tokmak and Vasylivka. All of them have just arrived in Zaporozhzhia".

The UN's humanitarian coordinator for Ukraine, Osnat Lubrani, said many came with nothing but the clothes they were wearing.