The military governor of Ukraine’s eastern Luhansk region said the evacuation of civilians was “adjusting” after a Russian missile strike on the Kramatorsk railway station on Friday. Speaking on national television, Serhii Haidai said: “Unfortunately, after yesterday’s disaster in Kramatorsk, evacuation routes are being adapted, but we are ready, we will continue to evacuate people.” Haidai said bombings continued throughout the area. “All the settlements are being bombed,” he said. “The most difficult areas are Rubizhne, Popasna and the Hirske community. The Hirske community is bombarded from morning till night, constantly, the enemy has not stopped at all, they are shot with all kinds of weapons, but also by aircraft. continues in Popasna and Rubizne “. On Saturday, Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine Iryna Vereshchuk announced in the Telegram that 10 evacuation corridors have been agreed. In the Donetsk region, he said there would be a corridor from Mariupol to Zaporizhia for private vehicles. In the Zaporizhzhia region, Vereshchuk said four corridors, from Berdiansk, Tokmak, Enerhodar and Melitopol to Zaporizhzhia, would be open to private vehicles and buses. In the Luhansk region, Verestsuk named five corridors to Bakhmut, which came from Sheverodonetsk, Lysikhansk, Popasna, Rubizne and the village of Hirske. Background: At least 50 people, including five children, were killed and nearly 100 injured in a Russian rocket attack on a train station used as an evacuation hub in the eastern city of Kramatorsk on Friday. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said the strike was “another war crime by Russia, for which all those involved will be held accountable.” Kramatorsk is a key evacuation point for civilians seeking to escape heavy fighting in eastern Ukraine. Ukrainian officials have also warned that Russia is preparing a major offensive in the eastern Donbass region. CNN’s Christiane Amanpour and Jo Shelley contributed to the report in this post.
