More than 6,600 people evacuated through humanitarian corridors on Apr 8 - Vereshchuk

As many as 6,665 civilians were evacuated through humanitarian corridors on April 8.

Deputy Prime Minister - Minister for Reintegration of the Temporarily Occupied Territories Iryna Vereshchuk announced this on Telegram, Ukrinform reports.

“As many as 6,665 people have been evacuated today. A total of 5,158 people have arrived in Zaporizhzhia from Mariupol and Berdiansk in their own cars and evacuation buses. Of these: 1,614 are residents of Mariupol, 3,544 – residents of Zaporizhzhia region (Polohy, Vasylivka, Berdiansk, Tokmak, Melitopol, Enerhodar, Orihiv, Huliaipole),” she said.

At the same time, the minister notes that the Russian forces have been detaining 8 evacuation buses in Melitopol for almost 24 hours. Ukraine is negotiating to return these buses and, under the relevant agreements, to evacuate local residents.

In addition, 1,507 people were evacuated today from the cities of Lysychansk, Severodonetsk, Rubizhne, Kreminna and the village of Hirske in Luhansk region, Vereshchuk said.

On February 24, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced the beginning of a full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Russian troops have been shelling and destroying key infrastructure facilities, conducting massive shelling of residential areas of Ukrainian cities and villages using artillery, multiple rocket launchers and ballistic missiles.

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