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Ukrainian government has released pictures of civilians fleeing from the northeastern city of Sumi.
There were also testimonies that Russia had opened fire on the escape routes for civilians, contrary to the agreement.
This is reporter Bae Jun-woo.
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The bridge was broken and collapsed, and wooden planks were temporarily installed to avoid the strong current, but it looks precarious to withstand the refugees moving in line.
The elderly and weak are supported by soldiers and barely step forward.
[Yaroslava Vasilevna (72 years old): There was a large-scale battle and we had to leave the apartment 3 days ago.]
Finally, she bursts into tears as she loses her home and has to leave her homeland.
[Goma Janna/Refugee: I want to go home and work.
It makes me so sad to see this city, its people, and its children.]
After the third round of negotiations, Ukraine and Russia have agreed to open humanitarian routes for civilians to evacuate, such as the capital Kiiu and the 'second city' Kharkiv.
Contrary to the agreement, however, the testimonies of refugees emerged that the Russian army had bombarded the evacuation route.
[Stanislav/Ukrainian refugees: The evacuation route (humanitarian passage) was bombarded.
About 50 people did not come in the end.]
Russia initially proposed 10 humanitarian routes, but claims that only one has been opened due to the refusal of Ukraine.
The UN Human Rights Office estimates that more than 400 civilians have been killed and more than 800 injured in Ukraine since the invasion of Russia on the 24th of last month.