Near Vasylivka, Zaporizhia region, the occupiers blocked the movement of a convoy of refugees from Mariupol, there are ambulances with wounded children in the traffic jam, Verkhovna Rada Commissioner for Human Rights Liudmyla Denisova has said.

"The commissioner's hotline receives numerous appeals from relatives of persons trapped by the Russian invaders. Near Vasylivka, Zaporizhia region, the Russians blocked the passage and created a many-kilometer traffic jam from the cars of refugees from Mariupol," Denisova said in a Telegram channel on Saturday.

According to her, the convoy includes evacuation buses that take people from Berdiansk to Zaporizhia. "Ambulances with wounded children are also waiting in line. People have been without water and food for two days," the ombudsman said.

"The Russian occupiers conduct enhanced searches of those who cross their checkpoint and create obstacles for the movement of the column. Russia's actions are a gross violation of the Geneva Conventions and are qualified as a war crime according to the Rome Statute of the Criminal Court," Denisova said.

She called on the international community, states and international organizations, to immediately condemn Russia's gross violation of the movement of humanitarian corridors.

"Dear citizens! There is an agreement with the representative office of the International Committee of the Red Cross on the delivery of food, water and medicines to people caught in a traffic jam. Difficult negotiations are currently ongoing to let the convoy through," Denisova said.