The Ukrainian president has blasted the 'evacuation routes' proposed by Russia as 'completely immoral'
The comments by Volodymyr Zelenskyy came in the wake of Russia's ceasefire early on Monday morning to allow Ukrainian citizens to flee some of the major cities.
However, four of the six routes proposed by the Kremlin from four Ukrainian cities end in either Belarus or Russia.
The details, published by Russian news agency RIA, are as follows:
Mariupol
- Route 1 - Novoazovsk, Taganrog, Rostov-on Don (Russia), then by air, road or rail to a chosen destination or temporary holding place
- Route 2 - Portivske, Mangush, Respublika, Rosivka, Bilmak, Polohi, Orekhiv, Zaporizhzhya (Ukraine)
Kharkiv
- Nekhoteyevka, Belgorod (Russia) then by air, road or rail
Sumy
- Route 1 - Sudzha, Belgorod then by any transport
- Route 2 - Sumy, Golubivka, Romny, Lokhvitsya, Lubny, Poltava (Ukraine)
Kyiv
- Hostomel, Rakivka, Sosnovka, Ivankiv, Orane, Chernobyl, Gden', Gomel (Belarus), then by air to Russia
A spokesperson for Volodymyr Zelenskyy has blasted the supposed 'evacuation routes' Russia have put in place in Ukraine as 'immoral'.
“This is a completely immoral story. People’s suffering is used to create the desired television picture,” the spokesman said in a written message.
“These are citizens of Ukraine, they should have the right to evacuate to the territory of Ukraine.”
Ukraine forces have twice accused the invaders of not following the terms of the ceasefire by continuing to bomb and shoot at people during efforts to open a route to allow civilians to evacuate from Mariupol.
