War in Ukraine: Humanitarian corridors for civilians will not open today either

No humanitarian corridor for the evacuation of civilians from war zones will open today in Ukrainein the absence of an agreement with the Russian side, for the third consecutive day, said the Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine Irina Verestsuk.

“Unfortunately, today, April 19, there will be no humanitarian corridor. “Heavy bombardment continues in Donbas,” in eastern Ukrainewhere Russian forces launched, according to Kyiv, a major attack yesterday, Monday, Verestsuk reports in a post in the Telegram.

As for Mariupol, a port city of strategic importance in the Sea of ​​Azov in southeastern Ukraine, which has been under siege by Russian forces since early March, “the Russians refuse to open a corridor for civilians to leave for Berdyansk.” Verestsuk, as broadcast by international agencies and rebroadcast by the Athenian News Agency.

“We are continuing the difficult negotiations for humanitarian corridors in the regions of Kherson (south) and Kharkiv (east),” the Ukrainian official said.

Source: News Beast

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