Nearly 125,000 people evacuated via humanitarian corridors in Ukraine, says president

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Published: Mar 13, 2022, 12:05 GMT+00:00

LVIV, Ukraine (Reuters) - Nearly 125,000 people have been evacuated via humanitarian corridors from conflict zones in Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said in a video address on Sunday.

Nearly 125,000 people evacuated via humanitarian corridors in Ukraine, says president

LVIV, Ukraine (Reuters) – Nearly 125,000 people have been evacuated via humanitarian corridors from conflict zones in Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said in a video address on Sunday.

“Today the key task is Mariupol,” he said, adding that a humanitarian supply convoy was now only 80 kilometres (50 miles) away from the besieged port city where more than 400,000 people are trapped.

(Reporting by Pavel Polityuk; Writing by Max Hunder; Editing by Louise Heavens)

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