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So many elderly, who have been left behind. you know, in -- in these shelters that really basements, i think it is fair to say, with no running water, no electricity. one old lady, she had dirt under her nails, and she couldnt comprehend or fathom what has happened to her life. i mean, hi how hard is it heari these stories? and how can you help these people to try and leave? >> so it is incredibly hard because these are people who have been living in the eastern part, close to this contact line,...

Told us they just have nowhere else to go. don. >> ben, this is just one snapshot in this war, to think of how many other people who are unable to get to safety, the whole thing is really just beyond tragedy. >> reporter: i mean look at the big picture. today, we were focusing on these people. i dont know how many other times we have seen other people huddled in basements and bomb shelters for weeks and weeks on end and you look beyond that. for instance, according to the latest statistics, some...

Heavy fighting in donetsk and in the luhansk regions of ukraine is keeping people would have been trapped there for weeks now from getting out. cnns bed wedeman traveling to the front lines to talk to people hieding in basements to survive. >> russian forces continue to try to seize control of the town about an hour and a half drive from -- to the east of here. but they are running into stiff resistance from the ukrainian defenders. we were able to get to a vantage point overlooking the town and...

Welcome to bbc news. im nuala mcgovern. our top stories: the port city of mariupol remains under heavy russian bombardment — ukraine offers to send negotiators into the city. a guarantee of safe passage for ukrainians is the condition for an exchange of russian prisoners of war, as the people of mariupol try to flee to safety. translation: we need | a break after the shelling, after this whole nightmare. we have been hiding in basements for 30 days. russia shows off a new intercontinental ball...

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This is bbc news. our top stories: the port city of mariupol remains under heavy russian bombardment. ukraine offers to send negotiators into the city. a guarantee of safe passage for ukrainians is the condition for an exchange of russian prisoners of war, as the people of mariupol try to flee to safety. translation: we need | a break after the shelling, after this whole nightmare. we have been hiding in basements for 30 days. russia shows off a new intercontinental ballistic missile, capable of...

But inside this steelworks, under constant attack, the ukrainian resistance remains. a deadline set by russia for surrender has come and gone, though there are fears the ukrainian forces may not be able to hold out for much longer. some civilians have been able to leave the city, but the evacuation didnt go according to plan. it was hoped several thousand would be allowed out. in the end, the number was farfewer. ukraines deputy prime minister said an exit corridor didnt work properly, accusing ...

Of their heads. in basements, and with their hands tied behind their backs. and the bodies of these people had been mined, on many occasions. >> mining dead bodies, lord. your work is very dangerous. i know at least one of your team have been injured. are they scared of this danger? how do they keep going? >> translator: these people are professionals. and they are aware that no one, apart from them, is able to do this job. they are working for the sake of their families, for their children. >> ...

By weeks of relentless russian bombardment. some civilians have been able to leave the city but the evacuation has not gone according to plan. it was hoped several thousand would be allowed out but in the end, the number was part of europe. the deputy prime minister of ukraine said the exit corridor did not work properly, accusing russia of a lack of control over its troops. translation: we need a break after the shelling, after this nightmare, we had been hiding in basements for 30 days. ukrain...

Was some success in evacuating civilians. these are carrying civilians. these are carrying civilians away from mariupol in the southeast of ukraine which is under ukrainian control. attempts to open humanitarian corridors from mariupol have been delayed multiple times because of the fierce fighting. responsible for the coordination and care of internally displaced people. it is hard to see people because you can see pain, tears, horrorfrom what they experienced. from leaving in the basements for...