Russia “Establishing an evacuation route in eastern Mariupol” is also concerned about evacuation of residents

Russia, which continues to invade Ukraine, has announced that it will step up its eastern offensive to shift the focus of its military operations, while establishing an evacuation route for residents of eastern Mariupol with the participation of relevant agencies such as the United Nations.

Meanwhile, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has criticized Russian troops for blocking the evacuation of residents, and it will be watched whether evacuation will be realized.

The Russian Ministry of Defense has stepped up its eastern offensive to shift the focus of military operations, including announcing the destruction of several Ukrainian military fuel bases in eastern Ukraine with cruise missiles on the 31st.

Governor Gaidai of eastern Luhansk told NHK in an interview that "shells hit private houses and kindergartens and cannot even contain bodies where fighting is taking place," Russian troops entice citizens. He accused him of continuing indiscriminate attacks.

Under these circumstances, in western Lviv, funerals were held for soldiers from the local area who died in the battle with the Russian army, and the bereaved families and citizens mourned the death of the soldiers by handing flowers.

On the other hand, regarding the evacuation of residents in Mariupol, a key point in the eastern part of the battle, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced on the 31st that an evacuation route called "humanitarian corridor" was set up in April Japan time at the request of President Macron of France and Chancellor of Germany Scholz. Announced that it will be installed from 4 pm on the 1st.

The Russian side says that the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and the ICRC = International Committee of the Red Cross will also participate in the establishment of evacuation routes.

The International Committee of the Red Cross has stated that it has already prepared relief supplies and medical supplies and is heading to the site, and emphasizes that it is important for the evacuation to proceed smoothly.

However, President Zelensky said in an online speech to the Belgian parliament on March 31, "Mariupol has been completely surrounded for three weeks and Russian troops have closed all entrances to the city. Food and water. There are no medical supplies, nothing to sustain life, "he said, criticizing the Russian military for blocking the evacuation of residents, and it is being watched whether evacuation will be realized.