35,000 Ukrainians returned from Russia through corridor on border of Sumy region
Illustrative photo (Vitalii Nosach, RBC-Ukraine)
A total of 35,000 Ukrainians have returned through a humanitarian corridor at the border of the Sumy region with Russia. The checkpoint is currently closed, according to Volodymyr Artiukh, head of the Sumy Regional Military Administration (RMA).
"During the existence of this 'life corridor,' more than 35,000 people have returned to Ukraine. This is a significant number of Ukrainians who have come back to their homeland," said the RMA head.
He added that for the past three days, the operation of the Khotylivka-Pokrovka corridor on the Russian side has been suspended. According to him, Ukrainian border guards are ready to resume the operation of the humanitarian corridor, and all conditions have been created for accommodating evacuated citizens.
Artiukh reminded that Ukrainians can return to Ukraine-controlled territory through the Mokrany-Domanove checkpoint on the Volyn region's border with Belarus.
Closing of corridor
On August 6, it was reported that the only checkpoint, Khotylivka-Pokrovka, on the Sumy region's border with Russia, had ceased operations. This corridor allowed Ukrainians to return from occupied territories to Ukraine-controlled areas.
The corridor's operation has been suspended for at least 10 days.
This closure was preceded by intensified shelling of the Sumy region by Russian occupiers and the start of hostilities in the border areas of Russia's Kursk region, which borders Sumy.
Check out the RBC-Ukraine report for more details on the so-called breakthrough in the Kursk region.
