Dramatic appeal for the evacuation of Luhansk addressed to the residents the Ukrainian governor of the region Sergei Gaidai.
The Ukrainian official warned the Ukrainians that if they do not evacuate the area at best they will fall into the hands of the Russians, while at worst they will lose their lives, Ukrainian media report.
“There is no time to think“Evacuate now or stay to be killed,” he said. “Please evacuate now! “The people of Kremina did not catch up, and now they are being held hostage,” he added.
Gaidai said evacuations would be carried out in certain areas, although Russian forces had refused to cease fire, adding that there were volunteers to help despite the heavy Russian bombing.
“The police will accompany the elderly and people with mobility problems on the buses, as well as people from shelters,” he said. “Therefore, when you see a police patrol, do not delay, this is an opportunity to escape. “There are fewer opportunities for evacuation from day to day.”
No humanitarian corridors will be opened for the evacuation of civilians
No humanitarian corridor for the evacuation of civilians from war zones will be opened in Ukraine today, without an agreement with the Russian side, for the third consecutive day, said the Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine Irina Verestsuk. |
“Unfortunately, today, April 19, there will be no humanitarian corridors. Heavy bombardment continues in Donbass,” in eastern Ukraine, where Russian forces launched a major offensive in Kyiv on Monday, Verestsuk told Telegram.
Concerning Mariupol, “The Russians refuse to open a corridor for the exit of civilians in the direction of Berdyansk,” Verestsuk added.
“We are continuing the difficult negotiations for humanitarian corridors in the regions of Kherson (south) and Kharkiv (east),” the Ukrainian official said.
New Moscow ultimatum to the defenders of Mariupol. Russia today called on Ukrainian forces and foreign mercenaries to leave the Azovstal steel plant in the besieged city by noon Moscow (and Greek time).
“Everyone who lays down their arms has a guarantee that they will stay alive “, announced the Russian Ministry of Defense.
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