<Anchor>



Russia and Ukraine held the second round of negotiations last night (3rd) in our time.

There is some agreement, and we will connect a correspondent who is out on the border with Ukraine.



Correspondent Kwak Sang-eun, tell us about the results of the second round of negotiations. 



<Reporter>



Yes, the second round of negotiations between Russia and Ukraine took place last night in Belarus.



The two sides have agreed to create a 'humanitarian channel' in the fighting areas.



They plan to use this channel to evacuate civilians and deliver food and medicines.



The humanitarian corridor has also agreed to a temporary ceasefire while civilians are being evacuated.



The Ukrainian negotiating delegation said that the two sides will soon establish a channel for special communication and coordination, "We have decided to hold a third round of negotiations next week."



<Anchor>



It seems that the reaction of the two sides to the result of this negotiation is quite different. 



<Reporter>



Yes, it is.



Ukraine responded that it was very disappointing, while the Russian side said that there was "significant progress".



[Mikhail Podolyak / Head of the Ukrainian Negotiation Delegation: Unfortunately, we did not reach the expected result.]



[Vladimir Medinsky / Head of the Russian Negotiation Delegation:



The Russian side also urged civilians remaining in the fighting area to quickly escape using the humanitarian corridor.



Some are concerned that Russia intends to annihilate Ukrainian soldiers in the region with a massive military strike after evacuating civilians, as it did in Syria in the past.



<Anchor>



Yes, that's right.

Negotiations have only reached some agreements, and fierce battles are still ongoing. Did you get in touch with a citizen in Kharkiv? 



<Reporter>



Yes, I meet a lot of Ukrainians every day here in the Ukrainian border area.



We heard about the local situation through the families of the refugees who are now living in Kharkiv.



[Slavat / Kharkiv, Ukraine: (In Kharkiv) There is an explosion every night.

The noise of planes flying is also frightening.]



Slavat, who remains alone in Kharkiv after evacuating his wife and young children, says it's difficult to keep an eye on the sound of bombing and explosions, even at night.



[Slavat / Kharkiv residents of Ukraine: Indiscriminate bombing has been applied to private residences since three days ago.]



Small towns around the city also reported that they could not avoid the bombing.



[Slavat / Kharkiv residents: Just last night, a bomb fell on a village 10 km away, destroying more than 30 houses.] The



city center is already paralyzed.



[Slavat / Kharkiv residents: Shops and offices are all closed, and some factories are handing out free relief supplies to people.]



There were once fears that Kharkiv might have been taken over by the Russian army, but he said that was not true. emphasized no.



[Slavat/Ukraine Kharkiv residents: Russia wants to conquer Kharkiv.

That's why bombs are poured here every day.

We are still not conquered.]



Mr. Slavat said he is fortunate that his family is in a safe place, and that he will remain in his country to fulfill his duties.



(Video coverage: Kim Yong-woo, video editing: Jung Yong-hwa)



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