[Lviv (Ukraine) 15th Archyde.com]-Ukraine’s Deputy Prime Minister Bereshchuk accused the Russian side of blocking the transportation of goods to the southeastern Mariupol surrounded by Russian troops on the 15th.
Deputy Prime Minister Bereshchuk said that millions of residents have been able to evacuate Mariupol by car for two consecutive days, but due to continued Russian bombardment, vehicles loaded with humanitarian aid to Mariupol He points out that he is stuck in Beljansik near Mariupol. “The Ukrainian side has secured a complete ceasefire, but the Russian side is lying coldly as usual,” he said.
The Russian side has not commented on the situation around Mariupol at this time.
According to the Mariupol City Council, about 300 residents arrived at Zaporozie, about 225 kilometers away from Mariupol’s by 10 am (5 pm Japan time) on the 15th, and about 2000 vehicles had arrived in Mariupol’s by the afternoon of the 15th. It is said that 2000 cars are waiting for departure.
According to Deputy Prime Minister Bereshchuk, most of Mariupol’s inhabitants do not own cars, and buses and other vehicles need to arrive in Mariupol to evacuate.
According to Ukrainian officials, Mariupol’s residents have been unavailable for heating, electricity and water for most of the last two weeks, and official estimates indicate that at least 200,000 people need emergency evacuation.
Deputy Prime Minister Bereshchuk also announced plans to set up nine humanitarian corridors on the 15th to evacuate civilians from the area surrounded by Russian troops.
Governor Koval of Rivne Oblast in northern Ukraine revealed that at least 19 people were killed in the airstrikes on the TV tower in the state on the 14th.