Humanitarian corridors urgently needed in Kharkiv for aid to come through

Vitaly Rudenko – Friday, 4 March 2022, 17:04

Kharkiv is under constant fire and needs humanitarian corridors at least to allow it to receive humanitarian aid from other cities.

Source: Kharkiv Mayor Igor Terekhov at a joint broadcast of Ukrainian TV channels

Quote: "The night was hard and the day isn’t any easier. We are under constant shelling. We are being shelled, residential areas of the city are being shelled. Northern Saltivka, the Industrial Quarter and the Kharkiv Tractor Plan District are under fire.

The situation is very difficult. I have asked people to hide in bomb shelters, basements and subway stations. We are organising food supplies and distributing food, medicine and basic necessities.

Today it snowed in Kharkiv. We expect a significant drop in temperature, and we are very worried. All the windows in the houses are broken, and it is impossible to repair them now. Where possible, our utility companies are stretching cling film over the window frames."

Details: Despite everything, all utilities in the city are working, the mayor said: "We are working. We are supplying heat and water to people’s homes. We are taking away garbage and cleaning the streets."

Terekhov said that the evacuation of civilians is now possible: people can travel by car and the railway is providing trains.

He is confident that "Kharkiv will definitely win."

However,  the city now needs so-called "green corridors" to receive humanitarian aid.

Terekhov said: "Today we have a lot of humanitarian aid. All the cities of Ukraine, all the mayors are collecting aid and sending it to Kharkiv.

In addition, I have appealed to the mayors of foreign cities and cities twinned with Kharkiv. We are in touch with everyone. We are waiting for significant deliveries from Poland, Italy, and Israel. We have serious support. But humanitarian corridors are needed for the unhindered transport of goods."