11,000 people evacuated from Luhansk Region, new corridor announced

ROMAN PETRENKO - THURSDAY, 17 MARCH 2022, 12:37

Over 21 days of war, 11,000 people have been evacuated from the Luhansk region, the regional state administration has said.

Source: Serhiy Haidai, head of Luhansk Regional State Administration, on Facebook

According to Haidai: "Over 21 days of war, the joint efforts of the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, volunteers and regional authorities have evacuated 11,000 people from the Luhansk region to safe regions of the country through humanitarian corridors.

Another humanitarian corridor is planned for 20 March.