While Russia’s military operation in Ukraine continued on the 13th day, the ceasefire decision taken for the evacuation of civilians had been broken twice before. While Russia decided to make a temporary ceasefire for the humanitarian corridor for the third time, this time the routes it gave drew great reaction. According to the announced route, civilians will be able to cross into Russia or Belarus. While this decision of Russia, which means “Come to us or die”, drew a great reaction, the Ukrainian side evaluated it as “totally immoral”…
ONLY 2 ROUTES ANNOUNCED
As Russia’s attempt to invade Ukraine continues on its 13th day, a temporary ceasefire was declared for the evacuation of civilians once again yesterday. Declaring a ceasefire in the previous two days, Russia still opened fire on civilians who were trying to escape. In the ceasefire announced yesterday, the evacuation routes announced for the cities of Kyiv, Mariupol, Kharkov and Sumi were only going to Russia and its ally Belarus.
SUPERVISION WITH DrONES
Russia also announced that it will monitor evacuation routes with drones and open an air corridor from Kiev to Moscow for civilians.
“TOTALLY ILLEGAL”
A spokesman for Ukrainian President Vlidimir Zelensky described Russia’s stance as “totally immoral”. British Europe Minister James Cleverly said Russia’s statement was “incredibly cynical”.
MINED ROUTE
The International Committee of the Red Cross announced that those who tried to escape from Mariupol, Ukraine, using humanitarian corridors, were stranded because the road they took was mined. Russia announced that the ceasefire was declared at the request of French President Emmanuel Macron. However, France denied Macron’s claim that he had requested a ceasefire.
EXCEEDED 1.7 MILLION
There has been a rapid increase in the number of civilians leaving their homes after Russian attacks targeted settlements. The number of immigrants to neighboring countries, which currently exceeds 1.7 million, will reach 5 million people according to the UN. This is the largest wave of immigration in Europe after World War II. Most of the migrants are women and children. In Ukraine, where men between the ages of 18 and 60 are recruited and forbidden to leave the country, women experience the hardest March 8th.
GREAT DANGER FOR WOMEN
According to the UN, 500 thousand of those who cross the border will give birth to children, and 80 thousand of women will give birth in the next 3 months. On the other hand, the biggest danger that awaits women and girls who reach the border under wartime conditions is harassment, rape and the international sex mafia. In Ukraine, where 54 percent of the population is composed of women, 60 percent of women have high school and university education and their contribution to the workforce (47.4 percent) is almost equal to men. But come on, the war for those women is just beginning.
FROM PROSTITUTE GANGS TO WOMEN WITH THE PROMISE OF FREE TRAP
According to a report in the British Daily Mail, a 27-year-old Ukrainian woman said that they were deceived by prostitution gangs with the promise of free transportation. The Ukrainian woman stated that she was tricked by a friend who wanted to go to Poland and said she would take her to Warsaw for free. Saying that her friend, who was in a difficult situation, accepted the transportation offer, the young woman said, “When they arrived in Warsaw, she asked my friend for money. She said that she owed him money and said that she had to pay it by working.” she said.