UKRAINIANS TOLD TO FLEE EASTERN REGION IMMEDIATELY.

April 9, 2022
3 years ago
  1. Ukraine calls on civilians in the eastern region of Luhansk to flee immediately
  2. Its governor, Serhiy Gaidai, warns that Russia is "amassing forces for an offensive" there
  3. Russia is stepping up their offensive in eastern Ukraine after withdrawing from the north
  4. It is also believed to have reorganised its military leadership in Ukraine, with Gen Alexander Dvornikov given overall charge
  5. Western officials say the general has extensive experience of Russian operations in Syria
  6. UK PM Boris Johnson visited Ukraine on Saturday and held a meeting with President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv
  7. Downing Street announced several new financial and military aid packages to help Ukraine, following the surprise visit
  8. Ukrainian officials say ten humanitarian corridors to evacuate people from regions being besieged by Russian forces have been agreed for today
  9. The proposed corridors include one for people to escape from the shattered port city of Mariupol