Russia’s Defense Ministry has accused Ukrainian forces of “violating the ceasefire several times.”
Russia today accused Ukrainian forces of obstructing the evacuation of civilians through a “humanitarian corridor” from a factory in Severonetska city in eastern Ukraine.
“The Russian side has provided a humanitarian corridor to allow the evacuation of civilians from the Nitrogen chemical plant in Sheverodonetsk. “Despite all these measures, (…) the Kiev authorities cynically prevented the humanitarian operation,” the Russian Defense Ministry accused in a statement.
Yesterday Tuesday, Russia announced it would create a “humanitarian corridor” today Wednesday from 08:00 to 20:00 (Greek time and time) to allow civilians who have taken refuge at the Nitrogen plant to leave Sheverodonetsk in the direction of Moscow-controlled territory to the north.
The Russian Ministry of Defense, however, accuses Ukrainian forces of “violating ceasefire several times” and that “they used the truce for humanitarian purposes to redevelop themselves into more favorable (battle) positions.”
These allegations could not be independently verified.
A strategic city in eastern Ukraine, Sheverodonetsk, has been the scene of fierce clashes between the Ukrainian army and Moscow forces as well as their pro-Russian separatist allies for weeks.
According to Ukrainian authorities, several hundred people have found refuge at the Nitrogen plantwhich Kyiv claims is constantly bombed.
This situation is reminiscent, on a smaller scale, of what was happening at the Azofstal steel complex in Mariupol, a large port in the southeast, which fell to the Russians in May after several weeks of siege.
Hundreds of civilians had taken refuge in the underground galleries in Azovstal before being trapped there by Ukrainian fighters.
Russia has repeatedly announced the creation of humanitarian corridors for the evacuation of civilians, but many agreements have collapsed, with Moscow and Kyiv accusing each other of violating them.
