Ukraine seeks multiple fires from outskirts of Kyiv, humanitarian corridors may reopen

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Reports of multiple fires from the outskirts of Kyiv poured in on Saturday as Russia troops expanded their onslaught and closed in on the Ukraine capital. According to inputs from The Kyiv Independent, several fires were seen in Kyiv Oblast, a province in north-central Ukraine, surrounding the capital, following overnight attacks from Russian forces. Also, an oil depot was on fire in Vasylkiv, 36km south of Kyiv, while another was hit in the village of Kryachky.

In the village of Kvitneve, a warehouse for frozen food products was on fire after Russian shelling.

The reports of fire came amid talks of reopening humanitarian corridors in the war-torn country, including the one from the besieged southern port city of Mariupol, later in the day. Ukraine’s Deputy Prime Minister Olha Stefanishyna said she hoped Russia would honour its promises for a ceasefire.

The Russia’s military campiagn in Ukraine was in its third week, having caused thousands of deaths and injuries, battering cities and triggering one of Europe’s one refugee crisis.

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