[Details] How about the evacuation of Ukrainian residents? Difficult "humanitarian corridor"

As of the 6th, more than 1.73 million people have been evacuated from Ukraine.

Due to the invasion by Russia, evacuation including young children continues.

Russia and Ukraine are in talks to establish an evacuation route called the "Humanitarian Corridor" for the residents of the fighting area, but they have not yet secured a safe route for the residents to evacuate.

I will explain the current situation of evacuation in an easy-to-understand manner.

What is a "humanitarian corridor"?

It is the "evacuation route of the battle area" that Russia and Ukraine are discussing to temporarily ceasefire and evacuate the inhabitants while the battle continues.

Even in the Syrian civil war in which the Putin administration intervened in the military in the past, the method was repeated before the enemy's base fell, and at this time, before the offensive was strengthened in earnest, the war was temporarily stopped and the same as this time. We have set up an evacuation route named "Humanitarian Corridor".

It seems that the aim was to emphasize that "it gave an opportunity to evacuate" as a humanitarian consideration so that criticism from the international community would not increase.

Russia and Ukraine have agreed to establish a "humanitarian corridor", but have failed for three consecutive days since the first attempt on the fifth day.

Why is the installation of the "Humanitarian Corridor" unsuccessful?

One of the reasons is that the Russian side and the Ukrainian side have criticized each other for attacking and the temporary ceasefire for evacuation has not been realized.

Ukrainian and Russian delegations agreed on a policy to establish a "humanitarian corridor" in negotiations held on March 3.

Based on this, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced that it will temporarily ceasefire in Mariupol and surrounding towns from the 5th and establish an evacuation route.

However, the city of Mariupol and others have revealed that Russian troops have continued to fire without observing the ceasefire measures and have had to postpone the evacuation of residents for safety reasons.

In response, the Russian Defense Ministry claims that it was the Ukrainian side that launched the attack.

What is the specific route of the "Humanitarian Corridor"?

It is also believed that the route that Russia tried to set is not "humane" to the Ukrainian side in the first place, which is also the reason why the "humanitarian corridor" cannot be established.

The routes announced by the Russian side are six routes targeting cities such as Kyiv, Sumy in the northeast, Kharkiv in the second city, and Mariupol, a key point in the east.

However, four of them are evacuated to Russia and its ally Belarus.

The content was very unacceptable because the inhabitants had a strong fear and hostility towards Russia.

Residents of the fighting area are forced to evacuate long roads or stay in the town instead of relying on the "humanitarian corridor" in the face of a ceasefire.

What about Ukraine at present?

What is Russia's claim?

Regarding the evacuation of residents, Ukrainian President Zelensky has accused Russia of responding by saying:

"The evacuation is not going well because of Russian tanks and Russian mines. Russian troops have set mines on the roads that carry food and medicine to the people of Mariupori and destroyed the evacuation buses."

Meanwhile, Russian President Vladimir Putin argued that:

"Russian troops have repeatedly declared a ceasefire to evacuate civilians, but the Ukrainian side has stopped it with violence and provocation against the inhabitants."

What about the international community?

Mariupol, one of the cities under heavy attack, and the ICRC-International Committee of the Red Cross, which was supposed to help residents evacuate from surrounding towns, said the Russian and Ukrainian governments were inadequately responding. , Speaking as follows.

"It must be well planned and implemented based on the agreement between the parties."

Also, at the emergency meeting of the UN Security Council, even a clue leading to a ceasefire could not be found, and each country seeks a safe evacuation route for citizens. The complaints are increasing.

How many people are evacuating now?

Even under these circumstances, the Ukrainians who evacuate are endless.

According to the UNHCR = United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the number of evacuees as of the 6th is more than 1.73 million.

Of these, Poland, which is a neighboring country, has evacuated nearly 60% of the total, with 1.02 million people evacuated, Hungary with 180,000, Slovakia with 120,000, Moldova with 80,000, and Romania with 70,000.

On the other hand, about 50,000 people have evacuated to the Russian side.

UNHCR points out that if the war does not end immediately, millions more people will be displaced.

"It's the fastest growing crisis in Europe since World War II."

What route are residents evacuating?

It seems that many people evacuate from the west to European countries via the cities where roads and railroads remain from areas where the battle is fierce.

In Irpin, near the capital Kyiv, which has been exposed to the violent attacks of Russian troops, people were first seen evacuating to Kyiv.

However, as of the end of February, Kyiv was flooded with people trying to catch the train to Lviv in the west.

In addition, even after escaping from Lviv and other countries, some people could not find a place to settle down immediately, and took several days to reach Poland via multiple countries such as Romania.

What kind of people are evacuating?

In Ukraine, the departure of men between the ages of 18 and 60 is restricted, and most of the evacuees are women with children and elderly people.

As a result, many evacuated families are forced to live in remote areas with their fathers and husbands remaining in Ukraine.

Evacuation of inpatients is also an issue, and a doctor at a children's hospital in Kyiv said he was worried about the worsening of the condition of children who could not evacuate because treatment could not be interrupted.

What is the support at the evacuation site?

Countries are reaching out to help the Ukrainians who have been evacuated.

Of these, the Romanian government has set up a temporary shelter in a stadium near the border with Ukraine, which can accommodate about 400 people.

The ICRC = International Committee of the Red Cross points out that it is necessary to provide food, water, shelters, and psychological support to evacuees, as well as to strengthen support for medical facilities where some people cannot evacuate in the first place, and appeal for donation support. I am.