More than 7,000 people were evacuated from Mariupol on March 22

Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine - Minister for Reintegration of the Temporarily Occupied Territories Iryna Vereshchuk spoke about the results of the humanitarian corridors on March 22.

According to her, today all activities were focused on humanitarian corridors for the evacuation of Mariupol residents.

In total, more than 7,000 civilians in Mariupol were rescued.

More than 1,000 people were evacuated from Berdyansk. Today, the humanitarian corridor from Mariupol to Zaporizhya reached almost 6,000 residents by their own vehicles.

In addition, humanitarian provision including food and medicine was brought to Berdyansk.

At the same time, Iryna Vereshchuk stressed that the occupiers had violated the agreements.

"Unfortunately, the occupying forces violated the agreement today and did not allow buses to evacuate Mariupol residents from the village of Nikolske and the village of Melekino. Eleven buses and two vehicles of the State Emergency Service were seized at a Russian checkpoint at the entrance to the city of Mangush and taken away in an unknown direction. The occupiers also took hostage 4 officers of the State Emergency Service and 11 drivers. We demand from the ICRC and the UN to take measures urgently to ensure that our people are released immediately, " the Deputy Prime Minister said.

Iryna Vereschuk also reported that today 24 buses arrived in Berdyansk, which will start picking up people at the collection point near the city sports complex tomorrow at 9:00.

"Together with the buses, we brought 2 humanitarian aid trucks and 2 flour trucks to the city. Tomorrow morning we plan to send additional buses and a fuel truck from Zaporizhya to refuel Mariupol cars in Berdyansk, " Iryna Vereshchuk added.

Headquarters continue to operate in Berdyansk, where the evacuated residents of Mariupol are provided with all necessary assistance.

Summing up, Iryna Vereshchuk announced the schedule for tomorrow: an agreement on humanitarian corridors in Kyiv, Zaporizhya, Kharkiv and Luhansk regions is additionally planned.