Moscow says it will open daily humanitarian corridors from Ukraine, but only to Russia

Ukrainians cross an improvised path under a destroyed bridge while fleeing Irpin, on the outskirts of Kyiv, Ukraine, on March 9, 2022. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)
Ukrainians cross an improvised path under a destroyed bridge while fleeing Irpin, on the outskirts of Kyiv, Ukraine, on March 9, 2022. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)

Moscow says it will open daily humanitarian corridors to evacuate civilians fleeing fighting in Ukraine to Russian territory, despite Kyiv insisting that no evacuation routes should lead to Russia.

“Humanitarian corridors towards the Russian Federation will now be opened, without any agreements, every day from 10:00 a.m.,” defense ministry official Mikhail Mizintsev is quoted as saying by Russian news agencies.

He says evacuation routes in other directions would proceed “in agreement with the Ukrainian side.”

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