Ukraine condemns Russia's alleged 'deportation' of many civilians from devastated Mariupol.
Dozens of refugees are now housed in a sports centre in Taganrog, Russia, east of Mariupol
It is an internationally-recognised abuse of human rights for a warring party to deport civilians to its territory. In parts of Mariupol captured by the Russians, reports suggest the civilians - hungry, thirsty and often sick - have little choice but to head out to Russian-controlled areas and Russia itself.
"Once there, you were to decide whether you were going to stay in the DPR or go to Russia," she said. Russia's government newspaper Rossiiskaya Gazeta reported on 21 March that a long column of refugees' vehicles had taken more than two hours to reach Bezimenne, a coastal village 90km east of Mariupol. About 5,000 refugees are being housed there, in tents, a school and a club. The Russian emergencies ministry has sent aid and workers to the scene.
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