Ukraine reached a preliminary agreement with Russia to establish a humanitarian corridor to evacuate women, children and the elderly from the besieged city of Mariupol on Wednesday, Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk said.
“Given the catastrophic humanitarian situation in Mariupol, this is where we will focus our efforts today,” she wrote on social media.
The city’s mayor, Vadym Boichenko, said he expected to evacuate about 6,000 people in 90 buses on Wednesday. Boichenko said around 100,000 civilians remain in Mariupol, and tens of thousands of people have died in the region since the Russian invasion began.
Local authorities say the port city has been virtually destroyed.
A previous agreement to create a humanitarian corridor for civilians to leave Mariupol was scrapped on 5 March. Since then, repeated efforts at a safe exit have failed, with one side blaming the other.
“Given the very difficult security situation, changes may occur during the action. So please follow the relevant official messages,” Vereshchuk said.
Source: CNN Brasil
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