MOSCOW, March 14. /TASS/. Russia has proposed ten humanitarian corridors as of March 14. The Ukrainian authorities agreed to three and suggested 11 additional evacuation routes, the chief of Russia’s National Defense Command Center, Mikhail Mizintsev, has said.
"For the eleventh day running Russia has opened humanitarian corridors starting from 10:00 for evacuation from Kiev, Chernigov, Sumy and Kharkov. Of the ten routes we have proposed the Ukrainian authorities have agreed to only three, but once again, in a cynical gesture towards their own people, not a single corridor leading to Russia," he said.
According to Mizintsev, Russia agreed to Kiev’s proposal for 11 humanitarian corridors from Zaporozhye, Mariupol, Lugansk and Donetsk.
Mizintsev said the Russian army strictly observed ceasefire along the proposed humanitarian routes.
He described as absurd the Ukrainian side’s requests for delivering humanitarian cargoes to Melitopol and Kherson. "These cities are under our complete control. Their people continue to live a peaceful life. Russia provides all essentials. There are no problems with assistance to the population of these localities," he stressed.
Russian President Vladimir Putin on February 24 launched a special military operation in Ukraine following a request for assistance from the leaders of the Donbass republics. He said Moscow had no plans for an occupation of Ukrainian territories. The sole purpose is the country’s demilitarization and denazification. The Russian Defense Ministry says its forces are not attacking cities. Their focus is entirely on military infrastructures. The civilian population is not in danger.