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The press release issued by the President of Ukraine on 14 March 2022.

In Ukraine, 10 humanitarian corridors will be opened on March 14 at 9:00 am to evacuate people from settlements affected by shelling by the Russian army. This was announced by Deputy Prime Minister – Minister for Reintegration of the Temporarily Occupied Territories Iryna Vereshchuk.

According to her, a number of evacuation routes are planned in the Kyiv region:

From the villages of Bohdanivka and Nova Bohdanivka in the direction of Brovary.

The route from the village of Peremoha to the city of Brovary has been agreed upon.

From the village of Bobryk in the direction of Brovary.

From the city of Hostomel to Bilohorodka.

From the villages of Nemishajeve and Vorzel to Bilohorodka.

From the village of Dmytrivka to Bilohorodka.

In the Luhansk region, according to the Deputy Prime Minister, humanitarian corridors along the following routes have been agreed upon:

From the city of Severodonetsk to the city of Slovyansk, Donetsk region.

From the city of Popasna, Luhansk region, to the city of Slovyansk, Donetsk region.

From the village of Hirske, Luhansk region, to the city of Slovyansk, Donetsk region.

“Also, once again we will try to finally unblock the movement of the humanitarian convoy with food and medicine from the city of Berdyansk through the city of Manhush to the city of Mariupol,” Iryna Vereshchuk said.

The Deputy Prime Minister reminded that mayor of Melitopol Ivan Fedorov remains in captivity of the invaders. The fate of mayor of Dniprorudne Yevhen Matvieyev who was abducted by the enemy is also unknown.

“Rescuer Oleksiy Danchenko remains in captivity. We hope we will be able to get him out of forced detention during the corridor to Hostomel,” she said.

The press release issued by the President of Ukraine on 13 March 2022.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy paid a visit to the wounded defenders of Ukraine undergoing treatment at a military hospital.

The militaries were taken to this medical institution with injuries of varying severity after the fighting in the Kyiv region.

The Head of State awarded the militaries with orders and medals for courage and dedication, as well as honored the hospital staff for exemplary work in difficult conditions.

Volodymyr Zelenskyy spoke with the hospital’s management, asked about the needs of the institution and the special measures taken during the war.

The press release issued by the President of Ukraine on 13 March 2022.

Regular humanitarian corridors for the evacuation of residents of settlements affected by the shelling were open in Ukraine on March 13 at 9:00. This was announced by Deputy Prime Minister – Minister for Reintegration of the Temporarily Occupied Territories of Ukraine Iryna Vereshchuk.

“Yesterday, as you remember, a convoy of humanitarian cargo left Zaporizhzhia for Mariupol via Berdyansk. They are now in Berdyansk and moving in the direction of Mariupol. I sincerely hope that I will report on the positive result in the evening,” she said.

According to the Deputy Prime Minister, the following corridors are opening in the Kyiv direction today:

25 evacuation buses will depart from Borodyanka to Zhytomyr (they will arrive in Borodyanka from Piskivka).

From the village of Svitylnia in the direction of Brovary, where buses will arrive. The evacuation will take place on the route Svitylnia – Ploske – Hoholiv – Krasylivka – Kvitneve – Brovary.

From the village of Peremoha in the direction of the city of Kyiv (Peremoha – Lukyanivka – Lukashi – Korniivka – Nedra – Sadove – Berezan – Boryspil – Kyiv). Buses for evacuation of people will be sent on a route from the city of Kyiv.

From the village of Velyka Dymerka in the direction of Brovary, from where buses will be sent.

Humanitarian corridors will be open in the Luhansk region as well:

From Kreminna to Lyman. Buses to evacuate people will be sent from Bakhmut.

From the city of Rubizhne to the city of Slovyansk, Donetsk region (Rubizhne – Severodonetsk – Lysychansk – Slovyansk (via Bakhmut).

From the city of Popasna, Luhansk region, to the city of Slovyansk, Donetsk region (Popasna – Bakhmut – Slovyansk).

From the village of Hirske, Luhansk region, to the city of Slovyansk, Donetsk region (Hirske – Lysychansk – Bakhmut – Slovyansk).

From the city of Shchastya, Luhansk region to the city of Slovyansk, Donetsk region (Shchastya – Novoaydar – Severodonetsk – Lysychansk – Slovyansk).

According to Iryna Vereshchuk, shelling is taking place in Severodonetsk.

“We hope that the shelling will be ceased, the ceasefire will be observed and the timely evacuation of people will begin,” she said.

The Deputy Prime Minister also addressed the people who decide to move outside the humanitarian corridors: “Please listen to the information we provide, and if there is an open corridor, look for information about collection points through alerts, through people, because otherwise it will be very dangerous for your life and the lives of your children and loved ones.”

Iryna Vereshchuk also called on the Russian side to release SES officer Oleksiy Danchenko, who accompanied the convoy on an agreed humanitarian route in Bilohorodka and is currently in Hostomel.

“We demand the release of Oleksiy Danchenko. We agreed on a humanitarian route, and he performed his duty in accordance with the agreements,” she said.

The press release issued by the President of Ukraine on 12 March 2022.

In Ukraine, on March 12, at 9:00 am, regular humanitarian corridors will be opened to evacuate the residents affected by the shelling of the cities and to send humanitarian aid there. This was announced by Deputy Prime Minister – Minister for Reintegration of the Temporarily Occupied Territories of Ukraine Iryna Vereshchuk.

In particular, a convoy of buses and humanitarian aid will depart from Zaporizhzhia to the city of Mariupol on the route Zaporizhzhia – Vasylivka – Melitopol – Berdyansk – Manhush – Mariupol. Mandatory demining will be carried out along the whole route. Upon arrival, these vehicles will evacuate people on the specified route in the opposite direction.

There is also a corridor from the town of Polohy, Zaporizhzhia region, in the direction of Zaporizhzhia (Polohy – Tokmak – Vasylivka – Kamyanske – Zaporizhzhia). A convoy of humanitarian aid and buses will also leave Zaporizhzhia to evacuate people on the way back.

In addition, there will be an opportunity to evacuate the population on a number of routes in the Kyiv region:

From Hostomel to Kyiv on the route Hostomel – Bucha – Mykhailivka-Rubezhivka – Shpytky – Petrushky – Bilohorodka – Kyiv.

People will be evacuated from the village of Kozarovychi to Kyiv on the route Kozarovychi – Lyutizh – Stari Petrivtsi – Novi Petrivtsi – Vyshhorod – Kyiv.

From the village of Mykulychi to Kyiv on the route Mykulychi – Nemishayeve – Vorzel – Mykhailivka-Rubezhivka – the village of Mriya – Stoyanka – Bilohorodka – Kyiv.

From Andriivka to Zhytomyr on the route Andriivka – Lypivka – Makariv – Nebelytsia – Stavyshche – Kocheriv – Korostyshiv – Hlybochytsia – Zhytomyr. Buses from Bila Tserkva will be sent to evacuate people.

From the city of Makariv to Zhytomyr on the route Makariv – Nebelytsia – Stavyshche – Kocheriv – Korostyshiv – Hlybochytsia – Zhytomyr. Buses from Bila Tserkva will be sent to evacuate people.

From Borodyanka to Zhytomyr on the route Borodyanka – Piskivka – Malyn – Radomyshl – Zhytomyr.

Humanitarian corridors in the Sumy region are also planned:

From the city of Trostyanets to Poltava on the route Trostyanets – Sumy – Holubivka – Vilshany – Nedryhailiv – Korovyntsi – Romny – Andriyashivka – Lokhvytsia – Lubny – Poltava. People will be able to evacuate by bus and personal vehicle.

From the city of Sumy to Poltava on the route Sumy – Holubivka – Vilshany – Nedryhailiv – Korovyntsi – Romny – Andriyashivka – Lokhvytsia – Lubny – Poltava.

From the city of Lebedyn to Poltava on the route Lebedyn – Shtepivka – Nedryhailiv – Korovyntsi – Romny – Andriyashivka – Lokhvytsia – Lubny – Poltava.

From the city of Konotop to Poltava on the route Konotop – Shevchenkove – Khmeliv – Romny – Andriyashivka – Lokhvytsia – Lubny – Poltava.

From the village of Velyka Pysarivka to Poltava on the route Velyka Pysarivka – Okhtyrka – Khukhra – Kotelva – Poltava. People will be able to evacuate by bus and personal vehicle.

From Krasnopillya to Poltava on the route Krasnopillya – Verkhnya Syrovatka – Sumy – Holubivka – Vilshany – Nedryhailiv – Korovyntsi – Romny – Andriyashivka – Lokhvytsia – Lubny – Poltava. People will be able to evacuate by bus and personal vehicle.

“I hope that today will be a successful day, all planned routes will be open and Russia will adhere to its commitments to guarantee a ceasefire,” Iryna Vereshchuk said.

The press release issued by the President of Ukraine on 11 March 2022.

Today at 9:00 a number of humanitarian corridors will be opened for the evacuation of residents from the settlements of Ukraine, who were particularly affected by the shelling by Russian troops. This was announced by Deputy Prime Minister – Minister for Reintegration of the Temporarily Occupied Territories of Ukraine Iryna Vereshchuk.

In particular, according to her, a corridor from Mariupol to Zaporizhzhia will be opened (on the route Mariupol – Portivske – Manhush – bypassing Nikolske – Respublika village – Rozivka – Bilmak – Polohy – Orikhiv – Zaporizhzhia) with mandatory demining of the entire route.

“A convoy with humanitarian aid and buses to Mariupol will depart from Zaporizhzhia. We are waiting and hope that the route will work today,” Iryna Vereshchuk said.

A corridor is also being launched from the town of Polohy, Zaporizhzhia region, in the direction of Zaporizhzhia (Polohy – Tokmak – Vasylivka – Kamyanske – Zaporizhzhia). A convoy of humanitarian aid and buses will depart from Zaporizhzhia to evacuate people from Polohy.

From Volnovakha to Pokrovsk, Donetsk region, a humanitarian corridor is opened along the route Volnovakha – Valeryanivka – Novoandriivka – Kyrylivka – Vuhledar – Pokrovsk.

“We really hope that this route will work today as well,” said the Deputy Prime Minister.

The corridor from Enerhodar to Zaporizhzhia on the route Enerhodar – Dniprorudne – Vasylivka – Zaporizhzhia is also being launched.

The corridor from the city of Izyum to the city of Lozova, Kharkiv region, on the route Izyum – Mala Komyshuvakha – Barvinkove – Blyznyuky – Lozova is open. Evacuation buses will arrive from the town of Lozova, and humanitarian supplies are also planned.

A corridor is launched from the city of Bucha, Kyiv region, to Kyiv on the route Bucha – Vorzel – Mykhailivka-Rubezhivka – Shpytky – Bilohorodka – Kyiv. Buses will be sent from Kyiv to evacuate people.

Corridors are also open:

From Hostomel, Kyiv region, to Kyiv on the route Hostomel – Bucha – Mykhailivka-Rubezhivka – Shpytky – Petrushky – Bilohorodka – Kyiv. Buses will be sent from Kyiv to evacuate people.

From the village of Kozarovychi, Kyiv region, to Kyiv on the route Kozarovychi – Lyutizh – Stari Petrivtsi – Novi Petrivtsi – Vyshhorod – Kyiv. Buses will be sent from Kyiv to evacuate people.

From the village of Mykulychi, Kyiv region, to Kyiv on the route Mykulychi – Nemishayeve – Vorzel – Mykhailivka-Rubezhivka – the village of Mriya – Petrushky – Bilohorodka – Kyiv. Buses will be sent from Kyiv to evacuate people.

From the city of Andriivka, Kyiv region, to Zhytomyr on the route Andriivka – Lypivka – Makariv – Nebelytsia – Stavyshche – Kocheriv – Korostyshiv – Hlybochytsia – Zhytomyr. Buses will be sent from Kyiv to evacuate people.

From the city of Makariv, Kyiv region, to Zhytomyr on the route Makariv – Nebelytsia – Stavyshche – Kocheriv – Korostyshiv – Hlybochytsia – Zhytomyr. Buses will be sent from Kyiv to evacuate people.

From Borodyanka, Kyiv region, to Zhytomyr on the route Borodyanka – Piskivka – Malyn – Radomyshl – Zhytomyr. Buses will be sent from Kyiv to evacuate people.

“Borodyanka did not work yesterday, it was reported to the Red Cross. And I sincerely hope that it will work today,” said the Deputy Prime Minister.

Iryna Vereshchuk added that new routes of humanitarian corridors are being developed, which will bring the necessary medicines, water, products to the Kherson, Chernihiv, Kharkiv and other regions that are in dire need of it.

The press release issued by the President of Ukraine on 10 March 2022.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy commissioned the government to elaborate a special state program for the reconstruction of every Ukrainian city affected by the Russian invasion.

“After the war, after our victory, we will rebuild everything that was destroyed. Very quickly and with a very high quality. A special state program for reconstruction will be created for each affected city. I have already instructed the government to start the elaboration,” the President noted.

According to the President, after the implementation of this program, Chernihiv, Sumy, Okhtyrka, Zhytomyr, Izyum, Mariupol and other Ukrainian cities will not see a single trace of the Russian invasion.

“The best architects, the best companies, the best projects. For every city! I want to say this on the example of Kharkiv. Our Kharkiv, which is now experiencing the worst suffering since World War II… Freedom Square will be such that everyone, all of us, all Europeans will be there! Poltava Way, Belgorod Highway, Myronosytska Street, Regional Children’s Hospital, Kharkiv Oncology Center, Karazin University, Labor Palace, Korolenko Library… We will rebuild everything! I promise you personally,” the Head of State emphasized.

The press release issued by the President of Ukraine on 10 March 2022.

Deputy Prime Minister – Minister for Reintegration of the Temporarily Occupied Territories of Ukraine Iryna Vereshchuk said that on March 10, at 9:00 a number of evacuation routes were opened again.

According to her, within the humanitarian corridors people will be able to go by bus or use their own vehicles.

Corridors in the Sumy region are opened on the following routes:

1. Trostyanets – Sumy – Holubivka – Vilshany – Nedryhailiv – Korovyntsi – Romny – Andriyashivka – Lokhvytsia – Lubny – Poltava.

2. Krasnopillya – Verkhnya Syrovatka – Sumy – Holubivka – Vilshany – Nedryhailiv – Korovyntsi – Romny – Andriyashivka – Lokhvytsia – Lubny – Poltava.

3. Sumy – Holubivka – Vilshany – Nedryhailiv – Korovyntsi – Romny – Andriyashivka – Lokhvytsia – Lubny – Poltava.

In the Donetsk region:

1. Mariupol – Portivske – Manhush – Rozivka – Polohy – Orikhiv – Zaporizhzhia.

2. Volnovakha – Valeryanivka – Novoandriivka – Kyrylivka – Vuhledar – Pokrovsk.

In the Kharkiv region: Izyum – Mala Komyshuvakha – Barvinkove – Lozova.

In the Kyiv region: from the cities of Bucha, Irpin, Hostomel, Borodyanka on the route Stoyanka – Bilohorodka – Kyiv.

Where necessary, mandatory demining will be held along the route, said Iryna Vereshchuk.

In addition, she reminded that a special power line was damaged at the Chornobyl nuclear power plant captured by the Russian armed forces, as a result of which the power units remained without electricity.

“We demand immediate access for the repair crew to eliminate the damage and we ask the world community to focus its attention on this issue,” said the Deputy Prime Minister.

Also, as Iryna Vereshchuk noted, the Donetsk-Mariupol gas pipeline was damaged. As a result, more than a million people in the cities of Mariupol, Berdyansk and others were left without heating.

“We demand access for special vehicles and repair crews so that we can repair the gas pipeline and ensure heating,” she urged.

Iryna Vereshchuk added that she would inform about other details of the evacuation routes.

The press release published by the President of Ukraine on 9 March 2022.

A web platform https://humanrights.gov.ua/ has been created to effectively collect and process information on human rights violations by the Russian Federation during the war with Ukraine, Head of the President’s Office Andriy Yermak told.

“The collected facts will be used as evidence for the defense and representation of Ukraine in the European Court of Human Rights and the International Court of Justice. By his decree, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has already authorized those responsible to represent and defend Ukraine’s interests in the UN International Court of Justice in the case against Russia on genocide charges. And there will be more such cases,” he stressed.

Deputy Head of the Office of the President Yuliya Sokolovska noted that the Office of the President, the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Representative Office of the President of Ukraine in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea managed to coordinate efforts, enlist the support of partners and promptly create an intergovernmental platform, which will help collect evidence of human rights violations in our country.

“The information received will make it possible to prosecute the Russian Federation and defend Ukraine’s interests in international courts,” she said.

In order to record human rights violations and/or crimes committed, it is necessary to fill out a form, describe the fact of human rights violations by the aggressor, attach available evidence: photos, videos, documents, information about witnesses, victims.

All information and witnesses who will provide it will be under reliable protection. The information will be processed by a qualified team of lawyers and prepared to protect the interests of our state. The evidence base will be used only in court cases of Ukraine against the Russian Federation in compliance with international standards of justice.

According to Deputy Minister of Justice for European Integration Valeria Kolomiets, the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine has been waging an effective legal war against the Russian Federation for eight years within the European Court of Human Rights.

“In the first week of full-scale Russian hostilities in Ukraine, we persuaded the court to take precautionary measures against the Russian Federation, which now automatically apply to each individual application that people already provide to the Court against the Russian Federation. The launch of this portal will help us more effectively and quickly establish work to protect the rights of the people of Ukraine during the military aggression of the country-invader,” said Valeria Kolomiets.

The press release issued by the President of Ukraine on 9 March 2022.

Deputy Prime Minister – Minister for Reintegration of the Temporarily Occupied Territories of Ukraine Iryna Vereshchuk calls on the Russian Federation to adhere to its official commitments to ensure the evacuation of civilians through the humanitarian corridors agreed upon with the participation of the International Committee of the Red Cross.

As Iryna Vereshchuk said at the briefing, at 5:30 am on March 9, Ukraine received a message from the Russian side regarding the approval of routes previously proposed by our state, as well as a message about sending a letter to the ICRC with such approval.

“The military has agreed to cease fire from 9:00 to 21:00 this day. So, today from 9 o’clock in the morning the ceasefire regime is introduced on the following routes: Enerhodar – Zaporizhzhia, from Sumy in the direction of Poltava, from Mariupol in the direction of Zaporizhzhia, from Volnovakha of the Donetsk region in the direction of Pokrovsk of the Donetsk region, from Izyum of the Kharkiv region in the direction of Lozova of the Kharkiv region, as well as from the cities of Vorzel, Bucha, Borodyanka, Irpin, Hostomel of the Kyiv region to Kyiv via Stoyanka, Bilohorodka,” Iryna Vereshchuk said.

Separately, she stopped at Vorzel, where there is an orphanage with about 55 children and 26 staff members. There will be a separate operation to evacuate this facility.

The Deputy Prime Minister stressed that the Russian Federation has undertaken a formal public commitment to cease fire from 9 am on March 9. At the same time, Iryna Vereshchuk noted that there is already a negative experience when the undertaken commitments did not work. It was in the directions Mariupol – Zaporizhzhia and Volnovakha – Pokrovsk.

“I am addressed by the residents of Volnovakha who are asking for the promise of the Russian Federation to be fulfilled today, so that people can leave the places where they are now hiding from Grads and the devastating fire that is killing them. We urge the Russian Armed Forces to adhere to their commitments and cease fire from 9:00 to 21:00. As we agreed,” Iryna Vereshchuk said.

The press release issued by the President of Ukraine on 8 March 2022.

Ukraine is ready to hold a dialogue with Russia on security guarantees, on the future of the occupied territories of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions, Crimea, but is not ready to capitulate. This was stated by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in an interview for ABC News.

“I have spoken many times about NATO and publicly conveyed messages to both Russia and President Putin: we are ready for any guarantees of our country’s security from the respective states that must guarantee. And Russia is also among these states, because Russia is our neighbor,” he said.

According to Volodymyr Zelenskyy, in the future Ukraine must have a collective security agreement with all its neighbors and with the participation of the world’s leading countries – the United States, France, Germany and Turkey, with which our country borders in the Black Sea.

“These will be guarantees not only for Ukraine. These will be guarantees for Russia as well, about which it is constantly talking. Although I don’t know who it is protecting itself from. Because Ukraine has never attacked anyone, it only conducted defensive actions. Because it protects the last thing we have – the family and the land,” the President stressed.

As for the demands put forward by the Russian authorities, in particular regarding the recognition of the independence of the occupied territories of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions, the Head of State noted that a compromise is possible on this point.

“It is important to me how people who want to be part of Ukraine will live there. I am interested in the opinion of those who see themselves as citizens of the Russian Federation. However, we must discuss this issue. As well as compromises on Crimea. We cannot recognize that Crimea is the territory of Russia. I think it will be difficult for Russia to recognize that this is the territory of Ukraine. I think we are smart enough to ensure that the decision on these two issues does not cause any revolutions within societies, so that people are satisfied with this decision: both those who live in those territories and those who live in Ukraine,” said Volodymyr Zelenskyy and added that before the occupation these territories were part of Ukraine.

But in order to resolve all these issues, Russian President Vladimir Putin has to start a direct dialogue, the Ukrainian President said.

“The people who elected me are not ready to surrender, we are not ready for ultimatums. But we can discuss with Russia the future of Crimea and Donbas,” the President added.

As for the so-called denazification, which Russia points out among the demands on Ukraine, according to Volodymyr Zelenskyy, it is aimed at the destruction of the nation.

“It has happened many times in history and it has always ended very badly. It ended up for some states that they were later ashamed of starting the cleansing of the world of one nation or another. And some states were ashamed that on this terrible, bloody path, they had not defended another nation,” he said.

The President stressed that the proclamation of “denazification” is pure Nazism, it is the destruction of the Ukrainian nation.

“It was the same in the 1940s, Nazi Germany carried out denazification of the Jewish people. The same thing is happening now. I just didn’t know it could happen in today’s world. That a person who declares denazification can get some support for it. This is a crime against the nation. Because saying “denazification” and then bombing civilians is genocide against the Ukrainian people,” he said, expressing confidence that in the future the world would recognize that it was the extermination of the Ukrainian people.

When asked why he refused to leave Ukraine when he was offered it because of the threat to his life, Volodymyr Zelenskyy answered: “I refused. Because how can I? I am a citizen of this state, a legitimately elected President. If I left, I would end my life. I would be alive, but I would no longer be human. I would just be a body. I would not respect myself. And worst of all, what would I say to my children. Who am I? Did I behave as the President? As the guarantor of the Constitution? This is not just a phrase – the guarantor of the Constitution. I am the guarantor of my people. So we have to stand together. We have to defend ourselves together. That’s why I’m here. I help my country, I support my state as much as I can. I support and I am proud of my military”. Volodymyr Zelenskyy stressed that and expressed hope for a “happy end”.