Residents leave MariupolMOSCOW, Mar 21 Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Irina Vereshchuk rejected Russia's proposal for humanitarian corridors from Mariupol, which the Ministry of Defense proposed to open on March 21 to rescue civilians and the city's infrastructure. civilians of Mariupol, armed units and foreign mercenaries without weapons and ammunition. The Russian side urged Kyiv to show prudence and cancel the instructions that obliged the militants in Mariupol to sacrifice themselves. Vereshchuk replied that «there can be no talk of any surrenders, laying down of arms. «We have already informed the Russian side about this,» she added. in a conversation with Ukrayinska Pravda. According to her, Kyiv also notified the UN and the International Committee of the Red Cross about this.Vladimir Putin on February 21, in response to requests from the Donbass republics and after an appeal from State Duma deputies, signed decrees recognizing the sovereignty of the LPR and DPR. Early in the morning On February 24, Russia launched a military special operation to demilitarize Ukraine, which Putin described as the goal of «protecting people who have been subjected to harassment and genocide by the Kiev regime for eight years.» img src=»/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/80eb874660b52e8593b41e3cd10aebf4.jpg» />Up to 130 hostages left in Mariupol thousand civilians
