Civilians leave the Ukrainian city of Sumy. 

Civilians are now leaving the Ukrainian city of Sumy under an agreement with Russia on the establishment of a “humanitarian corridor”. 

In the words of the Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk,  “It has been agreed that the first convoy will start at 10 a.m. (0800 GMT) from the city of Sumy . The convoy will be followed by the local population in personal vehicles,”. 

Civilians have been trapped by fighting since Russian troops invaded Ukraine on Feb. 24. Moscow calls its actions in Ukraine a “special military operation.”

Russia proposed giving the residents of Sumy, in northeastern Ukraine, and Mariupol, a southern port city, the choice of moving elsewhere in Ukraine on Tuesday.

Other humanitarian corridors proposed by Russia include travelling through Russia or Belarus.

Ukrainian authorities have  rejected this proposal

Reuters