PHILADELPHIA - The humanitarian crisis in Ukraine deepened Monday as Russian forces intensified their shelling and food, water, heat and medicine grew increasingly scarce, in what the country condemned as a medieval-style siege by Moscow to batter it into submission.A third round of talks between the two sides ended with a top Ukrainian official saying there had been minor, unspecified progress toward establishing safe corridors that would allow civilians to escape the fighting.
Russia’s chief negotiator said he expects those corridors to start operating Tuesday.Meanwhile, many families with loved ones trapped in Ukraine are praying for their safety as intense battles continue.
A Philadelphia man spoke with FOX 29 about his wife and son who are trapped in Odesa, an important seaport on Ukraine's southern coast. "Given Odesas's size and its importance on the Black Sea as a major trading seaport, it will probably be a furious battle," the Philadelphia man identified as Joe told FOX 29's Joann Pileggi.
Maryana Kravchenko and her husband Dmitriy adopted 16-year-old Maksym from Ukraine, but a judge ordered a 30-day waiting period before he could come to the United States.