The Russian enemy is actually taking foreign students hostage. After all, the invaders do not allow the evacuation of citizens of other countries. This was stated by the Minister for Reintegration of the Temporarily Occupied Territories of Ukraine Irina Vereshchuk.

" Among the students there are citizens of the countries of the Middle East, Central Asia, Africa, Southeast Asia, including South Africa, Kazakhstan, Singapore and Saudi Arabia. Total 2046 students from 27 countries. They are all now stuck in Sumy due to Russian shelling,"

She stressed that the Russian Federation ignores the appeal of the leaders of these countries for the evacuation of students. Moreover, they despise even the request of their current conditional allies: China, India and Turkey.

" This is the beginning of the end, which will be terrible. For Russians. And we are working. If tomorrow we manage to open a humanitarian corridor from Sumy to Poltava for women, children and the elderly, then we will also pull foreign students through this corridor,"

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Earlier, Russia announced its readiness to open humanitarian corridors for the evacuation of people who will work towards the Russian Federation.. Our side demands that the invaders not interfere with the "