Ukraine hopes to open safe corridor from Mariupol on Friday

Reuters

25 March, 2022, 02:10 pm

Last modified: 25 March, 2022, 02:10 pm

Ukraine hopes to open safe corridor from Mariupol on Friday

Ukraine hopes to open a safe corridor to evacuate civilians from the besieged city of Mariupol

Reuters

25 March, 2022, 02:10 pm

Last modified: 25 March, 2022, 02:10 pm

Evacuees queue before boarding a bus to leave the city in the course of Ukraine-Russia conflict in the besieged southern port of Mariupol, Ukraine March 24, 2022. REUTERS/Alexander Ermochenko

Evacuees queue before boarding a bus to leave the city in the course of Ukraine-Russia conflict in the besieged southern port of Mariupol, Ukraine March 24, 2022. REUTERS/Alexander Ermochenko

Ukraine hopes to open a safe corridor to evacuate civilians from the besieged city of Mariupol on Friday in private vehicles, Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk said.

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