Russia to open daily humanitarian corridors to evacuate civilians fleeing fighting in Ukraine on son territory, Russian agencies reported on Thursday, despite Kyiv insisting that no escape route should lead in Russia.
“The humanitarian corridors to the Russian Federation will now be open, without any agreement, every day from 10:00 a.m.,” he added. defense ministry official Mikhail Mizintsev has been quoted by Russian agencies. He said the escape routes in other directions would follow”in OK with Ukrainian side.”
“We ask the Committee international of the Red Cross and the United Nations work closely with Ukrainian authorities on the field to inform the population of this Russian initiative,” he said.
He also said the Russian military was working “in close with Ukrainian representatives” to open three more humanitarian corridors.
Mizintsev asserted that more more than 2.5 millions Ukrainians asked to be evacuated to Russia.
He also claimed that Moscow had evacuated “more more than 187,000” civilians to Russia, a number that could not be verified.
Mizintsev blamed Ukrainian forces of drain blockage of civilians in Mariupol, a southern port city besieged by Russian forces.
Three rounds of talks between Russian and Ukrainian negotiators have reached a conclusion in opening of several humanitarian corridors to evacuate civilians from the fighting. Russian President Vladimir Putin sent troops to Ukraine on February 24.
