Russian Defense Ministry: Kyiv agreed to open only one corridor to evacuate civilians

Moscow, SANA-Russian Ministry of Defense announced that the Ukrainian side agreed to open only one out of 10 corridors for people to leave Ukrainian cities, stressing that the Russian side in the liberated lands creates all conditions for a peaceful and secure life and provides safe access to humanitarian aid.

“Kyiv agreed to open only one corridor out of 10 for the exit of people from Ukrainian cities, and the categorical rejection of all main evacuation corridors from Kyiv, Chernihiv ,Sumy ,Kharkiv and Mariupol to Russia continued,” Russian Defense ministry said in a statement according to Sputnik.

It added “723 people were evacuated along the Sumy Poltava road, including 576 Indian, 115 Chinese, 20 Jordanians and 12 Tunisians.”

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