March 20, 20227:50 AM UTCLast Updated ago

Ukraine says seven humanitarian corridors will open on Sunday

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LVIV, Ukraine, March 20 (Reuters) - Ukraine's Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk said seven humanitarian corridors would open on Sunday to enable civilians to leave frontline areas.

Ukraine has evacuated a total of 190,000 people from such areas since the Russian invasion began on Feb. 24, Vereshchuk said on Saturday, though Ukraine and Russia blame each other for hobbling the process.

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Reporting by Pavel Polityuk Writing by Matthias Williams Editing by Mark Potter

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Ukraine says seven humanitarian corridors will open on Sunday

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