Baku, April 14, AZERTAC

Nine humanitarian corridors will be opened to evacuate civilians from Ukraine's besieged cities, Ukraine's deputy prime minister said on Thursday, according to Anadolu Agency.

In a Facebook post, Iryna Vereshchuk said people could use private vehicles to leave Mariupol for Zaporizhzhia, a city where Russian forces have not entered so far.

Vereshchuk said the evacuation corridors will also remain open for those seeking to leave the cities of Berdiansk, Tokmak and Enerhodar for Zaporizhzhia.

However, the corridors in Luhansk would open if Russian forces stop their shelling, Vereshchuk added.