Russia-Ukraine war: a Mariupol evacuation route is “mined”, according to the International Red Cross

An evacuation route Mariupol it was “mined”, the International Red Cross said on Monday, after attempts to evacuate civilians from that beleaguered port in southeastern Ukraine failed amid cross-accusations from Kiev and Moscow.

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Dominik Stillhart, director of operations for the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), told BBC radio, about the humanitarian corridors, that “The problem or the challenge is to get both parties to reach an agreement that is concrete, viable and precise.”

“We have spent days and days talking with them so that they reach an agreement that is precise enough so that it can be applied later,” he stated, pointing out that there are still problems, for example, about the itineraries.

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Quoting an ICRC team in Mariupol, explained that “they were ready yesterday (Sunday) even though it was not entirely clear what the agreement was.” But “As soon as they reached the first checkpoint, they realized that the route they had been given was in fact mined”he added.

“That is why it is so important that both parties have a clear agreement so that later we can carry it out on the ground”he insisted.

The Russian military announced on Monday the opening of several humanitarian corridors and the establishment of local ceasefires to evacuate civilians from the Ukrainian cities of Kharkiv, Kiev, Mariupol and Sumy.

However, Ukraine he flatly rejected the proposal stating that “it is not an acceptable option” given that many were heading to Russia and Belarus.

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Source: Elcomercio

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