The Ukrainian Interior Ministry has reported that some civilians have managed to be evacuated from several towns and cities although Russian military forces were blocking the process in several places.
Vadym Denysenko, an adviser to the interior minister, said that many of the evacuation corridors agreed with the Russian side had faced disruptions from the Russian military during the day.
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"[The evacuations were] more or less successful from Enerhodar. But we also tried to send several trucks with medicine to Enerhodar, but, unfortunately, the Russian occupiers said there is no need for medicine there,” Denysenko said, referring to the city where Ukraine’s largest nuclear power plant is located and under Russian military control.
“The evacuation from Sumy goes well more or less. It is not working at all from Kharkiv, or from Izyum due to ongoing clashes," Denysenko added.
In Kyiv, it was possible to carry out evacuations from the Vorzel area. As for [Kyiv's other outskirts] Bucha and Hostomel, some people managed to get out, but 50 buses and a small number of private cars were turned back."
Denysenko said the Russian side continues to insist that humanitarian corridors direct Ukrainian civilians only to destinations inside Russia or Belarus.
"They are doing it intentionally so that our people find themselves in a difficult situation and agree to any proposals they are presented with. This is the strategy of Russians, to bring people to the point of despair," Denysenko added.