PRESS RELEASE : Invaders in captured Ukrainian cities create humanitarian crisis to send their “humanitarian convoys” – President

The press release issued by the President of Ukraine on 3 March 2022.

The invaders are creating a humanitarian crisis in the occupied cities of Ukraine, blocking Ukraine’s “green corridors” and thus forcing people to leave to the territory of Russia. This was stated by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy during a conversation with representatives of the Western media.

“Humanitarian cargoes for food, drinking water, medicines, insulin, there are especially many appeals from retirees – they are constantly sent on. Entrances for our humanitarian cargoes in the occupied towns have been blocked,” the Head of State said.

According to the President, the invaders are deliberately blocking the “green corridors” so that their humanitarian goods can enter the city from the other side.

They also do not allow Kharkiv residents to pass through “green corridors” to other regions of Ukraine, but instead create conditions and corridors for our citizens to leave to the territory of Russia, said Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

“They say: ‘Here’s another green corridor’. Go to Russia. Come to Russia, we will give you food, water, no one will kill you there,” he said.

The President stressed that Ukraine will never ban or hinder the departure of citizens to Russia who decide to do so for rescue or other reasons. However, he stressed, Ukrainians do not want to go to Russia.

“I can’t force people to go to Russia. I can’t drive them with sticks. Many of them say: “We will not go there,” Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated.

The Head of State also noted that difficult living conditions are being created in the Russian-occupied settlements, which were unable to repel the attack in conditions when the invader significantly outnumbered them.

“Somewhere in some towns, they cut off electricity, take food from stores and then distribute stolen goods in the square to the people with the words: “There you go. We brought you the humanitarian convoy”. Cynicism,” the President summed up.