Also on March 16, it was reported that the green corridor in Izium was not working because the Russians did not agree. Locals are in urgent need of humanitarian assistance and evacuation from the war zone. However, the enemy does not allow it. Local authorities hope to improve the situation, humanitarian aid from the most necessary for local residents has already been formed. Negotiations with the Russian side have been going on since March 15, but there is still no agreement.
"Russian occupiers are shooting civilians in Izium, Kharkiv region. On the way out of the city, the militants covered a private minibus with artillery fire. The fate of the passengers is unknown," ombudsman Lyudmila Denisova wrote on her Facebook page.