Ukraine hopes nine humanitarian corridors will operate on Thursday

Rescuers work at a site of a residential building damaged by an airstrike, as Russia's attack on Ukraine continues, in Kyiv. Credit: State Emergency Service of Ukraine/Reuters

Ukraine hopes to evacuate civilians through nine "humanitarian corridors" on Thursday from cities including the encircled port city of Mariupol, Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk said.

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