Some routes would take those fleeing war to Belarus or Russia, whose forces are continuing to pound cities across Ukraine
- Russia-Ukraine war: live updates
Ukraine has criticised a proposal by Moscow to open humanitarian corridors as “completely immoral” after the Russian defence ministry announced that civilians fleeing some cities would only be allowed to leave for Belarus or Russia.
As Russian forces continued to pound Ukrainian cities, with rockets hitting residential buildings, Oleksiy Arestovich, an adviser to the Ukrainian president’s chief of staff, said negotiations were under way with Russia on establishing safe routes out.
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