Yasu steel plant evacuates civilians and arrives in zaporoje
2022-05-09
United Nations officials said that more than 170 civilians in Mariupol, Ukraine, arrived in the southeastern city of zaporoje on the 8th, including the last batch of civilians evacuated from the Yasu steel plant. "Another round of civilian evacuation from the Yasu steel plant and other areas of Mariupol was successfully completed today," the United Nations Humanitarian Coordinator in Ukraine osnat Lubrani said in a statement on the 8th. "I am relieved to confirm that more than 170 people... Can now rest in zaporoje and humanitarian organizations will provide them with immediate assistance." Witnesses saw that eight buses carrying more than 170 people arrived in zaporoge after dark on the 8th. According to several media reports, about 40 of them were civilians evacuated from the Yasu steel plant. The group of civilians who arrived in zaporoje included women and children. Yegor chekonaski, a civilian, told reporters that his wife and two sons had lived in Yasu iron and steel plant since early March, and now they have finally withdrawn safely. Lubrani said that so far, the number of civilians evacuated from Mariupol in the past 10 days has exceeded 600. However, there are still a few people who have not been able to get on the evacuation vehicle in the past few days. Lublani said he would continue to try to help civilians evacuate in the follow-up. "We will continue to engage with both sides of the conflict to ensure that those who want to evacuate can safely evacuate to where they want to go," she said Ukraine said that all women, children and the elderly had been evacuated from the ASU steel plant. Mikhail mizitsev, head of the Russian national defense command center, said on the 7th that the evacuation of civilians from the Yasu steel plant in Mariupol, which lasted for three days, was over. Mizitsev said that from May 5 to 7, Russia evacuated 51 civilians, including 18 men, 22 women and 11 children, from the Yasu steel plant with the participation of the United Nations and the International Committee of the Red Cross. The Russian Defense Ministry said on the 4th that the Russian armed forces will open a humanitarian corridor from 8:00 to 18:00 on the 5th, 6th and 7th Moscow time for the evacuation of civilians from the Yasu steel plant. During this period, Russia and Donetsk armed forces will unilaterally stop all combat operations. (Xinhua News Agency)
Edit:He Chuanning Responsible editor:Su Suiyue
Source:Xinhua
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