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The Ukrainian authorities rejected the evacuation plan promoted by Moscow because the route was destined for cities located in Russia. “For civilians to go to Russian territory is absurd, cynical and unacceptable,” exclaimed Iryna Vereshchuk, Minister for the Reintegration of the Temporarily Occupied Territories. Meanwhile, UNHCR reported that the number of refugees from the war already exceeds 1.7 million .
The conflict unleashed in Ukraine continues its course this Monday, March 7, where Russia traced the security of humanitarian corridors to evacuate local cities and prevent civilian casualties from continuing to add up.
However, the Ukrainian government rejected this proposal since the routes from Moscow were directed towards Russian cities, which was branded as “unacceptable” by Kiev.
These are the most important news of the 12th day of war in Eastern Europe:
- 6:43 (BOG) Russia did not appear at the International Court of Justice
The country did not send representatives for the start of the trial in The Hague due to the lawsuit filed by Ukraine, which accuses Russia of violating the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide by invading on February 24.
The presiding judge of the ICJ, Joan Donoghue, expressed her regret for the “non-appearance” of the Russian Federation at the Peace Palace. Anton Korynevych, the Ukrainian representative, spoke in the same tone.
“The fact that the Russian seats are empty speaks for itself. They are not here in this court of law, they are on a battlefield waging an aggressive war,” Korynevych escalated.
Meanwhile, he declared that the Russian versions alleging “genocide” by Ukraine towards the population in Donetsk and Luhansk are “a horrible lie”.
Kiev asks the court to urge Moscow not to take measures that “aggravate or extend” the armed conflict.
- 5:53 (BOG) UNHCR raised the number of refugees to 1.7 million
The United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) reported today that the number of Ukrainians who had to leave the country because of the war continued to rise and is now more than 1.7 million.
According to data released by the international entity, more than a million went to Poland, while 180,000 went to Hungary and 128,000 to Slovakia. Romania, Moldova, the Czech Republic and Russia are other countries that have welcomed the evacuees.
UNHCR estimates continue to point to the possible exodus of up to four million Ukrainians. In addition, the flow is one of the worst experienced in Europe since the outbreak of World War II, which reached between 11 and 20 million people.
- 5.20 (BOG) Russia proposes humanitarian corridors, Ukraine rejects them
This Monday the Russians created safe routes to evacuate the civilian population from the cities of Kiev, Mariupol, Kharkov and Sumy. However, the fate of four of those roads ended in Russian cities such as Rostov, Belgorod; the other two in Belarus, in Gómel and Gden, where they would later be transferred to the Eurasian giant by plane.
For these reasons, the Ukrainian authorities refused to accept the plan, calling it “unacceptable”.
Through her Telegram account, Iryna Vereshchuk – Minister for the Reintegration of the Temporarily Occupied Territories – said that the Russians twice blocked the humanitarian corridors for bombing the convoy route.
Вот так выглядят маршруты гуманитарных коридоров из Киева, Мариуполя, Харькова и сум, о которых сообщило минобороны россии. pic.twitter.com/IuAYbnDoN5
— РИА Новости (@rianru) March 7, 2022
“Now the Russians say they can open the corridors, but they want the civilians to go to Russian territory, which is absurd, cynical and unacceptable,” he added.
In addition, Vereshchuk called for “the civilized world” to put pressure on Russia to change its position. “Ukraine urgently needs the humanitarian corridors,” he noted. “We have to let civilians, both Ukrainian and foreign, leave the hot zones,” he added.
With EFE, Reuters and AP