Ukraine will not open any humanitarian corridors on Wednesday, a government official said, accusing the Russians of “violating the norms of international law” which makes the situation “dangerous”.
“Unfortunately, we will not be opening humanitarian corridors today. In the Zaporizhia region (south), the occupiers have blocked buses and in the Lugansk region (east) they are violating the ceasefire,” said Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk.
“Not only do the occupiers fail to respect the norms of international humanitarian law, but they also cannot properly control their men on the ground. All this creates such a level of danger on the roads that we are forced to refrain today from opening humanitarian corridors,” she continued.
Kyiv routinely accuses the Russians of breaking the ceasefire on humanitarian corridors, but authorities rarely give up on humanitarian corridors altogether. The last suspension of any evacuation dates back to March 28.
Faced with an imminent Russian offensive in eastern Ukraine, local officials are calling on residents to leave.