Russia to open humanitarian corridor for civilian evacuation in Azot plant

STORY: Russia to open humanitarian corridor for civilian evacuation in Azot plant DATELINE: June 15, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:50 LOCATION: Moscow CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Russia 2. various of Ukraine STORYLINE: The Russian Defense Ministry said Tuesday that a humanitarian corridor will be opened on Wednesday to evacuate civilians in the Azot chemical plant in the strategic city of Sievierodonetsk in eastern Ukraine. Mikhail Mizintsev, head of the Russian National Defense Control Center, said that Russian armed forces are ready to "carry out a humanitarian operation to evacuate civilians guided by humanitarian principles." He added that a humanitarian corridor will be opened in the northern direction towards the city of Svatovo from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Moscow time (0500 to 1700 GMT) on Wednesday. Mizintsev urged Ukrainian armed forces to "stop any hostilities and release the civilians they are holding through this humanitarian corridor." He also urged the authorities in Kiev to display prudence

Humanitarian operation to evacuate civilians from Azovstal ends

STORY: Humanitarian operation to evacuate civilians from Azovstal ends DATELINE: May 8, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:44 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the evacuation STORYLINE: A Russian official said on Saturday that the humanitarian operation to evacuate civilians from the Azovstal steel plant in the southern Ukrainian city of Mariupol has ended. Mikhail Mizintsev, head of the Russian National Defense Control Center, said during the operation starting from Thursday, 51 people, namely 18 men, 22 women and 11 children, were rescued. Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk also said Saturday Ukraine has evacuated all women, children and the elderly from the Azovstal plant in Mariupol. On Friday, head of the President's Office Andriy Yermak said that Ukraine had evacuated about 500 civilians from Mariupol. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Beijing. (XHTV)