Russia opens land and sea corridors in Ukraine

According to CNN, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said on June 7 that the country’s military, in collaboration with the railway agency, restored 1,200 km of train tracks and opened roads, allowing civilians to also such as goods moving between Russia, the Donbass region and the Crimean peninsula. Shoigu also said that the water supply through the North Crimean Canal – a key transportation route of Crimea, has also been resumed.

According to an official announcement, Defense Minister Shoigu said that this land corridor allows Russia to start transporting goods to Mariupol, Berdiansk and Kherson. These are port cities in southeastern Ukraine that Russia has controlled since invading Ukraine in late February.

The ports of Mariupol and Berdiansk are operating normally and ready to ship grain, Shoigu said. This statement was made in the context of international leaders condemning Russia’s blockade of key seaports of Ukraine For months, more than 20 million tons of Ukrainian grain was trapped in the country. In a statement earlier this week, European Council President Charles Michel accused the Kremlin of using the food supply as a stealthy missile against developing nations.

The Russian Defense Ministry also said that it has established two humanitarian corridors at sea for ships to navigate in the Black Sea and Sea of ​​Azov. On the morning of June 7, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov reiterated that Ukraine must clear mines in coastal areas so that grain ships can pass through and he affirmed that Russia will create favorable conditions for ships to pass through. In turn, do not use demineralized sea corridors to attack Ukraine.

Speaking to reporters at a regular meeting, Mr. Peskov said: “President Putin said that Ukraine should clear mines in the routes to the port, that would allow the ships – which were inspected by the Russian military to be carry no arms, enter the port to collect grain and then, if necessary, with the help of Russia, go out into international waters.”

Russia gives Ukraine 210 bodies of soldiers killed in Mariupol

AP news agency quoted information from intelligence agencies military So far, Russia has transferred more than 210 bodies of Ukrainian soldiers killed in the battle for Mariupol. Ukraine said it was the bodies of most of the last fighters entrenched in the “steel fortress” of Azovstal.

Ukraine’s intelligence service yesterday (June 7) did not specify how many bodies are still in the ruins of the factory.

Russia now takes control of Mariupol and since last week has begun transferring the bodies to Ukraine. Last weekend, Ukraine said that the two sides had transferred 320 bodies to each other, each side received half. It is not clear whether Ukraine will hand over more bodies to Russia.

Ukrainian soldiers have been entrenched in the Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol for nearly three months, and after being attacked by Russia continuously from the air, at sea and on land, they did not lay down their weapons until May.

Other notable developments

MOSCOW (AP) — Russia has warned it will launch wider-scale air strikes in Ukraine as the United States trains Ukrainian soldiers to use a missile system that the government has developed. US President Joe Biden agreed to supply the country last week.

Ukraine can only export a maximum of 2 million tons of grain per month if Russia refuses to lift the blockade of ports in the Sea, Reuters news agency reported. Black of this country.

– The Defense Ministers of Russia and Turkey discussed a corridor for grain exports from Ukraine and northern Syria. Turkey, a NATO member state that shares a maritime border with both Russia and Ukraine in the Black Sea, is mediating between Russia and Ukraine. It supports Kiev but refuses to impose sanctions on Moscow.

Hoai Linh