Russia-Ukraine Situation: The Humanitarian Corridor in Two Cities in Donbas Blocked
2022-03-06 08:53:15Source: Xinhua News Agency
Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, March 5 (Xinhua) Comprehensive Xinhua News Agency reporters abroad reported: In the second round of negotiations between Russia and Ukraine held on the 3rd, Russia and Ukraine reached an understanding on the establishment of humanitarian channels. The Russian Ministry of Defense announced on the 5th that it has opened a humanitarian corridor for the people of Mariupol and Vornovaha in the Donbas region. However, on the same day, Russia and Ukraine accused each other of breaking the agreement, and the humanitarian corridor was blocked.
——The head of the Russian National Defense Command Center Mizantsev said on the 5th that the opening of humanitarian corridors in the cities of Mariupol and Vornovaha in the Donbas region was blocked. He said that in accordance with the relevant request of Ukraine, the Russian side entered the “quiet mode” at 10:00 Moscow time on the same day to open humanitarian corridors for the people of Mariupol and Vornovaha in the Donbas region, but the Russian armed forces The position came under fire from both places. The Ukrainian side used the “quiet mode” to redeploy and consolidate its forces, strengthening its positions in Mariupol and Vornovaha.
——The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine issued a statement on social media on the 5th, saying that the Russian army violated the agreement reached between Ukraine and Russia that day and continued to shell Mariupol, Vornovaha and other cities, making it impossible for the Ukrainian side to pass through the humanitarian corridor. Safe evacuation of civilians and delivery of medicines and food, Uzbekistan demanded the international community to immediately call on Russia to cease fire and open humanitarian corridors. The Ukrainian foreign ministry stressed that once security conditions are in place, Ukraine will work with humanitarian organizations to prepare to evacuate civilians.
——Ukrainian Interfax news agency quoted Ukrainian Verkhovna Rada (Parliament) member Alexey Goncharenko as reporting on the 5th that the Ukrainian State Security Service has obtained the first round of negotiations between Ukraine and Russia, a member of the Ukrainian delegation Denis Clear evidence that Kiriyev is suspected of treason, and Kiriyev has been executed for treason.
– The Ukrainian Center for Strategic Communication and Information Security quoted United Nations statistics on the 5th as saying that since the outbreak of the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, more than 1.2 million Ukrainian residents have left Ukraine to seek refuge in other countries. Of these, 650,000 entered Poland, 145,000 entered Hungary, 103,000 entered Moldova, 90,000 entered Slovakia and 57,000 entered Romania, the statement said.
——The head of the Russian National Defense Command Center, Miztsev, said on the 5th that since the Russian side launched a special military operation, more than 156,000 people have been evacuated from dangerous areas in Ukraine, and more than 17,000 private cars have entered Russia. At present, there are more than 7,000 temporary resettlement sites in various regions of Russia. Russia has launched 62 humanitarian operations, delivering 497 tons of humanitarian supplies to Ukraine. (Participating reporters: Li Ao, Li Dongxu, Li Ming, Guo Dan)