About 5,000 people from Sumy already safe – President’s Office

Two waves of the evacuation of civilians from Sumy city on March 8 were successful, with about 5,000 people already safe.

"Two waves of the evacuation from Sumy were completed successfully. About 5,000 people and more than 1,000 private vehicles are already safe,” Deputy Head of the President’s Office Kyrylo Tymoshenko posted on Telegram.

As reported, on March 8, a humanitarian corridor was opened for the city of Sumy along the route: Sumy - Holubivka - Lokhvytsia - Lubny - Poltava. Two waves of civilian evacuations were carried out.

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