There will be "Green corridors" in Sumy region on 18 March
Anastasiya Kalatur – Friday, 18 March 2022, 07:55
On 18 March, humanitarian corridors will be operating in the Sumy region.
Source: Dmytro Zhyvytsky, Head of the Sumy Regional State Administration
Details: All convoys will depart at 09:00 (except for the city of Sumy). The assembly point for each convoy is in front of the city or village council building of the respective city or village (except for Sumy and Trostyanets).
Routes:
Sumy - Poltava region (Sumy, Holubivka, Vilshana, Nedryhailiv, Korovyntsi, Romny, Andriyashivka, Lokhvytsia, Lubny). Convoys of people in private vehicles will leave from Sumy. Buses will be sent from the town of Lokhvytsia to the Sumy Region to evacuate those who do not have personal transport.
The buses will arrive at all assembly points between 13:00 and 14:00.
Assembly points in Sumy:
Main assembly point: near the Alyosha monument (near school no. 2).
Additional collection points (only for pregnant women, women with children, the elderly, people with disabilities):
- Khimik basketball club
- Internationalistiv Street, near the market, Svitlana shopping centre
- Bilbou on Kursky Avenue
- Manufactura shopping centre
Trostyanets - Poltava region (Trostyanets, Sumy, Holubivka, Vilshana, Nedryhailiv, Korovyntsi, Romny, Andriyashivka, Lokhvytsia, Lubny). Evacuation will take place partly by buses and partly by personal transport. Assembly point: Koenig stadium. Buses will depart at 9:00. Cars should follow a specified route through the town.
Lebedyn - Poltava region (Lebedyn, Shtepivka, Nedryhailiv, Korovyntsi, Romny, Andriyashivka, Lokhvytsia, Lubny). Convoys from Lebedyn comprise both personal transport and buses.
Konotop - Poltava region (Konotop, Shevchenkove, Khmeliv, Romny, Andriyashivka, Lokhvytsia, Lubny). Convoys from Konotop comprise both personal transport and buses.
Velyka Pisarivka - Poltava (Velyka Pisarivka, Okhtyrka, Huhra, Kotelva, Poltava). Convoys from the village of Velyka Pisarivka comprise both personal transport and buses.
Krasnopillya - Poltava region (Krasnopillya, Verkhnyaya Syrovatka, Sumy, Golubivka, Vilshana, Nedrigailiv, Korovyntsi, Romny, Andriyashivka, Lokhvytsia, Lubny, Poltava). Convoys comprise both personal transport and buses.
Evacuation buses are for women, children, the elderly, and people with disabilities. Pregnant women will board the buses first, then women with children, people with disabilities, and the elderly. Pets are allowed on evacuation buses. Men are not allowed unless they are driving a private vehicle.
