Rodion Mirosnik, Ambassador of the Lugansk People’s Republic to Russia, said that after announcing that a humanitarian corridor would open starting at 8 am today, the Ukrainian side blocked the exit of civilians from the Nitrogen plant in Severodonetsk.
“So far, the enemy has completely blocked the exit of the civilian population from Nitrogen territory,” Mirosnik said in a post.
He pointed out that the Ukrainian army tried to prevent the evacuation of civilians from the Nitrogen plant in Severodonetsk with mortars and tank fire.
A military official from the Luhansk People’s Forces said, “We started observing the ceasefire regime and repaired a corridor from the factory entrance to the outskirts of Severodonetsk. However, at 8.10 this morning, the Ukrainian side began shelling the exit area of The factory. Especially the bombings were made from tanks and mortars. ”
Criticizing that it was impossible to evacuate under these conditions, he announced that “corridor work is now suspended”. At the same time, in his opinion, “Negotiations on the Ukrainian side will continue.”
He added that civilians in Azot knew nothing about the humanitarian corridor.
Yesterday, Tuesday, the Russian Defense announced the opening of a humanitarian corridor for the release of civilians from the Nitrogen plant, this morning, starting at 8 am Moscow time, at the end of all fighting, and also urged the militants to leave. their weapons and their surrender.
Source: RIA Novosti
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