“The Russian side from the very beginning indicated its readiness to provide humanitarian corridors both for civilians in the respective settlements and for foreign citizens,” Lavrov said.
According to him, among the foreigners on the territory of Ukraine there are citizens of China, India and a number of African and Asian countries.
The minister added that "the Ukrainian authorities are aware of the proposals that are being made by the Russian military, in particular on the situation in Kharkov and around it, where there are many foreign students."
Earlier, the People's Militia of the DPR stated that the Armed Forces of Ukraine attacked the headquarters of the Azov special forces detachment in Mariupol due to their refusal to obey the command.
From 10:00 Moscow time on March 4, the Russian side announced a regime of silence and opens humanitarian corridors for the exit of civilians from the Ukrainian Mariupol and Volnovakha.
According to the deputy head of the criminal investigation department of the Novoazovsky district department of the DPR Ministry of Internal Affairs, Artyom Malevanny, Ukrainian nationalists do not allow civilians to leave Mariupol, as they are afraid of being left without a human shield.