Humanitarian corridor open in Sumy after region comes under heavy attacks

A humanitarian corridor is set to open in the Ukrainian region of Sumy after heavy attacks on civilians has resulted in many deaths.

CIVILIANS will start leaving the besieged Ukrainian city of Sumy under an agreement with Russia on the establishment of a “humanitarian corridor,” Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk has said on Tuesday, March 8. The region has come under heavy attacks overnight.

“It has been agreed that the first convoy will start at 10 am (local time) from the city of Sumy. The convoy will be followed by the local population in personal vehicles,” she said in a televised statement.

An airstrike in the Sumy region in the early hours of March 8 killed at least nine people, including two children, rescue services said. The city of Sumy, which is located roughly 200 miles east of Kyiv and is near the Sumy Russian border, has been the scene of heavy fighting for days.

This will be the fourth attempt at a humanitarian corridor in Ukraine. Three previous attempts to evacuate civilians via these have fallen apart after Russian forces continued their attacks, according to the Mirror.

Along with Sumy, corridors will also open from Kyiv and Kharkiv, but Russia is only allowing those fleeing to head towards Belarus or Russia. Many students have posted videos of rescue efforts in Ukraine as they attempt to flee the country.

On Sunday, March 6, civilians trying to flee Ukraine’s capital of Kyiv via a humanitarian corridor were hit by a Russian shell strike which claimed the lives of eight people.

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