Ukraine says preliminary agreement reached on evacuating women, children and old from Mariupol

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Ukraine’s Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk speaks during an interview with Reuters in Kyiv, Ukraine, on April 11.

April 20 (Reuters) – Ukraine has reached a preliminary agreement with Russia on establishing a humanitarian corridor to evacuate women, children and the elderly from the besieged city of Mariupol on Wednesday, Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk said.