Kyiv: Ukraine has organised 12 new evacuation corridors, said President Volodymyr Zelensky said in a video address from the streets of Kyiv on Friday.
He said cargo with food and medication is on the way to the cities and towns of Izyum, Enerhodar, Volnovakha, Polohy, Bucha, Hostomel, Borodyanka, Andriivka, Mykulychi Makariv, Kozarovychi and Mariupol, CNN reported.
He further said that the military have “ensured a ceasefire for these humanitarian corridors to work” but if Russia starts “firing again and disrupts the rescues of people they will receive a response from the world.”
“The kind of response that they will need humanitarian care corridors themselves,” Zelensky said.
His comments after the humanitarian corridors from Mariupol and Volnovakha were repeatedly blocked by Russia despite calling ceasefire. In the video address, he also called for more sanctions against Russia as humanitarian catastrophe have become synonymous with Russian Federation.
“If this continues, then sanctions packages against Russia are not enough, and I expect — we are already working on this today — new sanctions from our partners. Russia must pay for this terrible war, pay daily. “A humanitarian catastrophe are two words that have become fully synonymous with the other two words, the Russian Federation,” he added.
Meanwhile, Ukraine has accused Russia of firing at Belarusian village from Ukrainian air space.
The Guardian quoted Ukraine’s Air Force Command as saying in an online statement, “This is a PROVOCATION! The goal is to involve the Armed Forces of the Republic of Belarus in the war with Ukraine! “We officially declare: the Ukrainian military has not planned and does not plan to take any aggressive action against the Republic of Belarus.” (UNI)
