Today at 9:00 a number of humanitarian corridors will be opened for the evacuation of residents from the settlements of Ukraine, who were particularly affected by the shelling by Russian troops. This was announced by Deputy Prime Minister - Minister for Reintegration of the Temporarily Occupied Territories of Ukraine Iryna Vereshchuk.
In particular, according to her, a corridor from Mariupol to Zaporizhzhia will be opened (on the route Mariupol - Portivske - Manhush - bypassing Nikolske - Respublika village - Rozivka - Bilmak - Polohy - Orikhiv - Zaporizhzhia) with mandatory demining of the entire route.
"A convoy with humanitarian aid and buses to Mariupol will depart from Zaporizhzhia. We are waiting and hope that the route will work today," Iryna Vereshchuk said.
A corridor is also being launched from the town of Polohy, Zaporizhzhia region, in the direction of Zaporizhzhia (Polohy - Tokmak - Vasylivka - Kamyanske - Zaporizhzhia). A convoy of humanitarian aid and buses will depart from Zaporizhzhia to evacuate people from Polohy.
From Volnovakha to Pokrovsk, Donetsk region, a humanitarian corridor is opened along the route Volnovakha - Valeryanivka - Novoandriivka - Kyrylivka - Vuhledar - Pokrovsk.
"We really hope that this route will work today as well," said the Deputy Prime Minister.
The corridor from Enerhodar to Zaporizhzhia on the route Enerhodar - Dniprorudne - Vasylivka - Zaporizhzhia is also being launched.
The corridor from the city of Izyum to the city of Lozova, Kharkiv region, on the route Izyum - Mala Komyshuvakha - Barvinkove - Blyznyuky - Lozova is open. Evacuation buses will arrive from the town of Lozova, and humanitarian supplies are also planned.
A corridor is launched from the city of Bucha, Kyiv region, to Kyiv on the route Bucha - Vorzel - Mykhailivka-Rubezhivka - Shpytky - Bilohorodka - Kyiv. Buses will be sent from Kyiv to evacuate people.
Corridors are also open:
From Hostomel, Kyiv region, to Kyiv on the route Hostomel - Bucha - Mykhailivka-Rubezhivka - Shpytky - Petrushky - Bilohorodka - Kyiv. Buses will be sent from Kyiv to evacuate people.
From the village of Kozarovychi, Kyiv region, to Kyiv on the route Kozarovychi - Lyutizh - Stari Petrivtsi - Novi Petrivtsi - Vyshhorod - Kyiv. Buses will be sent from Kyiv to evacuate people.
From the village of Mykulychi, Kyiv region, to Kyiv on the route Mykulychi - Nemishayeve - Vorzel - Mykhailivka-Rubezhivka - the village of Mriya - Petrushky - Bilohorodka - Kyiv. Buses will be sent from Kyiv to evacuate people.
From the city of Andriivka, Kyiv region, to Zhytomyr on the route Andriivka - Lypivka - Makariv - Nebelytsia - Stavyshche - Kocheriv - Korostyshiv - Hlybochytsia - Zhytomyr. Buses will be sent from Kyiv to evacuate people.
From the city of Makariv, Kyiv region, to Zhytomyr on the route Makariv - Nebelytsia - Stavyshche - Kocheriv - Korostyshiv - Hlybochytsia - Zhytomyr. Buses will be sent from Kyiv to evacuate people.
From Borodyanka, Kyiv region, to Zhytomyr on the route Borodyanka - Piskivka - Malyn - Radomyshl - Zhytomyr. Buses will be sent from Kyiv to evacuate people.
"Borodyanka did not work yesterday, it was reported to the Red Cross. And I sincerely hope that it will work today," said the Deputy Prime Minister.
Iryna Vereshchuk added that new routes of humanitarian corridors are being developed, which will bring the necessary medicines, water, products to the Kherson, Chernihiv, Kharkiv and other regions that are in dire need of it.