Ukraine’s Deputy Prime Minister Irina Vereshchuk said Friday that it had agreed to evacuate civilians from the besieged city of Mariupol through nine humanitarian corridors, including a private car.
Other evacuation routes include Burdiansk, Tokmak, Enerhodar and Syrodonetsk.
Seri Gaidai, governor of Ukraine’s Luhansk region, meanwhile urged residents of six cities to evacuate, saying Russian shelling in the city of Kremina killed one person and wounded five.
Gadai wrote on the Telegram messaging app: “Don’t hesitate and go as long as you can. … Choose life, there are buses waiting for you at the pickup point. There are trains, of which there are enough. ,
Reuters could not immediately confirm Gaidai’s statements.
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