AVereshchuk spoke about humanitarian corridors from Mariupol/Collage 24 channels
Ukraine demands to open 2 humanitarian corridors in Mariupol. One of them is from the city itself, and the other is from the Azovstal plant. At present, the Russians have thwarted all attempts to evacuate the civilian population.
This was announced by Deputy Prime Minister – Minister for the Reintegration of the Occupied Territories Irina Vereshchuk on the Rada TV channel, Channel 24 informs. She noted that more than a hundred thousand people are still waiting for corridors in Mariupol.
We need a corridor directly from Azovstal
We need a corridor directly from Azovstal, there must be representatives of the Red Cross and UN representatives. In Mariupol, there are more than a hundred thousand people – these are elderly people, women and children, – said Vereshchuk.
The Deputy Prime Minister stressed that Russia's great cynicism is that Ukraine announces humanitarian corridors in Zaporozhye, but in fact the Russians take advantage of this and take people to Russian territory.
Therefore, there are no corridors for the second day already
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We are talking about this and that is why you see that there are no corridors for the second day, because we know that Russia is once again using people who do not trust them and do not want to go to Russia. – explained the Deputy Prime Minister.
Now the Ukrainian Cabinet of Ministers is working to bring back the citizens of Ukraine who were forcibly taken to Russian territory.
What is known about the situation in Mariupol: latest news
- Despite Vladimir Putin's statements that there will be no assault on Azovstal, 35 airstrikes have been carried out on the plant in the last 24 hours.
- All attempts by Ukraine to evacuate the civilian population are frustrated. The Russians are lying to the people of Mariupol that the Ukrainian side is not coming for them.
- Meanwhile, Ukrainian intelligence informs that the infidels have not abandoned the idea of using chemical weapons to “smoke out” our defenders.
