Seven escape corridors were created on Saturday for the harassed civilian population in cities in distress in Ukraine. From the southern city of Mariupol, which has been particularly hard hit by the fighting, a path for private vehicles is expected to head towards the city of Zaporizhia, Deputy Prime Minister Irina Wereshchuk announced in Kiev. From the city of Berdyansk, civilians must be evacuated by bus, but they must also be able to flee by car in the direction of Zaporizhia.
Five corridors led to the city of Bakhmut from troubled areas in the east of the country, Vereshchuk wrote on his Telegram news channel. Routes are announced again each day.
Zelensky: 3,071 people rescued from Mariupol
According to the head of state Volodymyr Zelensky more than 3,000 people were evacuated from Mariupol on Friday. “There were humanitarian corridors in three regions: Donetsk, Luhansk and Zaporizhia,” Zelensky said in a video speech released on Saturday night. “We managed to save 6,266 people, including 3,071 people from Mariupol.”