Ukraine expects to evacuate women, children and the elderly from Mariupol today
The relevant statement was made by Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister, Temporary Occupied Territories Reintegration Minister Iryna Vereshchuk on Telegram, an Ukrinform correspondent reports.
“A humanitarian corridor from Mariupol was approved on April 20, 2022. Considering the humanitarian catastrophe in Mariupol, we are focusing efforts on this direction today. We have preliminarily agreed on a humanitarian corridor for women, children and the elderly,” Vereshchuk told.
In her words, the evacuation column will use the following route: Mariupol-Manhush-Berdiansk-Tokmak-Orikhiv-Zaporizhzhia.
“Considering the challenging security situation, changes may occur during the corridor. Hence, please monitor relevant official announcements. We will do our best to make everything work properly,” Vereshchuk added.
A reminder that humanitarian corridors were also approved for evacuation purposes on April 17, 18 and 19, but they did not work, as Russian invaders continued shelling.
Photo: Stringer, Anadolu Agency
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