Kiev: Hundreds of thousands of residents must be evacuated

Hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians must be evacuated from their cities immediately as the humanitarian situation there is catastrophic, Ukraine’s presidential office has said. It concerns residents of a few dozen cities in eight regions, reports online newspaper Ukrayinska Pravda.

According to the paper, the presidential office has also accused Russia of using the humanitarian corridors as a pretext to bolster its own military positions and completely conquer Ukraine.