10 evacuation corridors to open in eastern Ukraine

People arrive at a center for displaced persons in Zaporizhzhia, some 200 kilometers (124 miles) northwest of Mariupol on April 6, 2022 (BULENT KILIC / AFP)
People arrive at a center for displaced persons in Zaporizhzhia, some 200 kilometers (124 miles) northwest of Mariupol on April 6, 2022 (BULENT KILIC / AFP)

KYIV, Ukraine — Ten humanitarian corridors for civilian evacuations are to open in Ukraine’s east today, according to Ukraine’s Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk.

The corridors will allow residents to leave a number cities in the regions of Donetsk, Luhansk and Zaporizhzhia.

Those in Mariupol, Enerhodar, Tokmak, Berdyansk and Melitopol will be able to evacuate to the city of Zaporizhzhia, while those in Severodonetsk, Lysychansk, Popasna, Girske and Rubizhne can evacuate to the city of Bakhmut in the Donetsk region.

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