As Russia continued its military invasion of Ukraine, civilian evacuation began in northeastern cities under an agreement between Russia and Ukraine.

However, the Ukrainian side has criticized that other evacuation routes are not safe, such as continued attacks, and it is unclear whether the evacuation of citizens will proceed.

Russian troops continue to attack across Ukraine, with the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights revealing that at least 474 civilians, including 29 children, have been confirmed dead by the 7th, and the casualties are widespread.



The Russian Ministry of Defense announced on the 8th that it will set up evacuation routes in five cities including the capital Kyiv and will temporarily ceasefire in these areas.



Evacuation began on the route from Sumy in the northeast to Poltava in central Ukraine, after which the Russian Defense Ministry revealed that 723 people had escaped.

With 576 Indians and 115 Chinese, it is possible that they considered China and India, which they have a friendly relationship with.



Sumy officials have told the Ukrainian media that about 3,500 citizens have been evacuated so far, of which about 1,700 are international students.



Meanwhile, the Russian Ministry of Defense has criticized the Ukrainian side for many other evacuation routes, saying that "the Ukrainian side has categorically rejected most routes to Russia."



The Ukrainian side has criticized many routes as unsafe, such as claiming that Russian troops are firing without observing ceasefire measures on some routes, and whether civilian evacuation will proceed or not. Is opaque.



Russia's Foreign Minister Sergeĭ Viklov said on the 8th that he would like to promptly hold a fourth round of talks by the delegations of both sides over negotiations for a ceasefire, and on the 10th of this month, Ukraine's Foreign Minister Kleba and the three parties were mediated by Turkey. I'm going to have a meeting.



However, the Putin administration has not changed its principle of demanding "demilitarization" and "neutralization" of Ukraine, and severe negotiations are expected.

"I was told it wasn't safe"

A man living in northern Chernihiv, one of the evacuation routes set up by the Russian side, has indicated that it is difficult to evacuate on this route.



Olexi Mutsky, who lives in Chernihiv, told NHK that "a lot of people were trying to evacuate and the car was in heavy traffic, but a friend who tried to evacuate said from Ukrainian soldiers that it is not safe. "It was said that my friend could not evacuate."



He said that the evacuation destinations are Russia and Belarus, "I don't think it's safe, so I don't want to go."



Mr. Mutsuki responded to the interview in the bathroom so that the light would not leak outside, saying that turning on the lights would make him an attack target.



"The Russian army is targeting everyone, including civilians. It scares us and keeps us calm," said last month that the windows of the building in which he lived were broken as a result of the attack on a nearby apartment building. To lose it. "



At night, when the outside temperature is below freezing, I sleep on a mattress in an underground shelter. "Since the underground shelter does not have heating, I wear a jacket and a hood to sleep. It's dusty and I can't sleep well. "

Red Cross "The situation is getting worse"

A spokesman for the ICRC International Committee of the Red Cross, which is supporting the evacuation of citizens, said at a press conference with the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, where the headquarters is located, "We have a dialogue between the parties to create a humane evacuation route. The situation is getting worse, especially in Geneva, where hundreds of thousands of people are in dire straits. " In Mariupori, he revealed that he was running out of food, water and medicine.



After that, he appealed to ensure a temporary ceasefire in areas such as Mariupol where evacuation routes are set up.