Aid Corridors Expanded as Ukraine Lists Civilians’ Safe Routes

Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Irina Vereshchuk announced that by March 26, ten humanitarian corridors had been agreed to facilitate civilian movement. She disclosed the information to reporters, clarifying that the number of established routes has been confirmed thus far. A corridor from Mariupol to Zaporozhye was among those opened, with plans to extend aid and safe passage to the Kyiv region, the Luhansk region, Borodyanka, and other settlements under threat. Previously, Vereshchuk had stated that by March 19 ten corridors for civilians had been arranged. She added that in the Luhansk region, evacuees from the city of Kreminna would be transported to Port, and that civilians would also be evacuated from Rubizhne, Popasna, Shchastya, and the village of Gorskoye in the Luhansk region to Slavyansk in the Donetsk region. Earlier, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced that on March 18 more than 9,000 people were evacuated from Mariupol through humanitarian routes. The ongoing coordination aims to create safe passages for civilians amid ongoing tensions, with authorities emphasizing verified routes, continuous monitoring, and cooperation with humanitarian organizations to support urgent relocation and aid delivery as the situation evolves.