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The Russian Defense Ministry has said it will allow civilians to leave the underground tunnels of the Azovstal metallurgical plant in Mariupol, according to a statement made to the Telegram network translated by Western media. Ukraine says no agreement has been reached on humanitarian corridors.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
The giant metallurgical plant is the last Ukrainian stronghold in the port city and has been isolated by Russian forces for a week, with about 2,000 people believed to be hiding in its massive underground systems, including soldiers and civilians.<\/p>\n
Ombudsman Lyudmila Denisova said earlier that the number of people there is about 1,000, according to the ‘Kyiv Independent’ network.<\/p>\n
Last week, Russian President Vladimir Putin stopped a further attack on the plant to save the lives of troops, but ordered its isolation so that “no fly would pass.”<\/p>\n
The Russian Ministry of Defense said today that it will open the humanitarian corridors in the plant from 14.00 local time<\/p>\n
Russian troops “from 14:00 Moscow time on April 25, 2022, will stop any fighting, withdrawing units at a safe distance to allow the evacuation of civilians,” according to a statement translated by the network. Radio Free Europe \/ Radio Liberty<\/a>.<\/p>\n The ministry said that this will provide entertainment for employees, women and children, in whatever direction they want to take, the magazine writes. Forbes <\/a>. The statement also accused Ukrainian troops of using civilians trapped in the area as ‘human shields’.<\/p>\n Ukraine has denied the allegations, accusing Russian forces of deliberately targeting civilians.<\/p>\n Zv. Ukrainian Prime Minister Irina Vereshschuk said yesterday that the two countries have not reached any agreement on humanitarian evacuations from Mariupol.<\/p>\n “It is important to understand that a humanitarian corridor opens with the approval of both parties,” she told the Telegram. according to the Reuters agency<\/a>. “A unilaterally open corridor has no security so it is not a humanitarian corridor.”<\/p>\n Officials have urged the UN secretary-general to “start guaranteeing” a humanitarian corridor for civilians in Azovstal.<\/p>\n \n<\/p>\n top channel
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