Ukraine has criticised a proposal by Moscow to open refugee corridors as “immoral” and “unacceptable” after the Russian defence ministry announced that civilians fleeing some cities would only be allowed to leave for Belarus or Russia.
Ukraine’s deputy prime minister, Iryna Vereshchuk, dismissed Russia’s six proposed corridors after it emerged that only two of them – from Sumy and Mariupol – involved evacuation routes that led to other parts of Ukraine, with all other routes leading directly to Russia or pro-Russian Belarus.
As Russian forces continued to pound Ukrainian cities, including residential areas, with missile strikes and artillery fire, a spokesperson for the Ukrainian presidency also said civilians must be allowed to flee their homes through Ukrainian territory.
#Ukraine: After a day without aircraft shootdowns, it appears likely that a RuAF jet was downed over #Kharkiv after being hit by 2 Ukrainian missiles.
Unfortunately details are lacking, but the UA side has officially claimed the shootdown, with the plane crashing near Kulinichi. pic.twitter.com/pMX3Rjbi0q
— 🇺🇦 Ukraine Weapons Tracker (@UAWeapons) March 6, 2022
Here are the BMPs; seems it was very intense urban fighting. pic.twitter.com/4wdNHB37iG
— 🇺🇦 Ukraine Weapons Tracker (@UAWeapons) March 7, 2022
