Ukraine Says 5,000 Civilians Evacuated From Sumy; European Stocks Jump

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Ukraine has announced its first successful mass evacuation of civilians from the city of Sumy, after days of disruptions due to Russian cease-fire violations.

Around 5,000 civilians have successfully been evacuated from the city of Sumy, Ukraine said on Tuesday.

Previous attempts to evacuate civilians from Sumy and other cities in recent days were halted by Ukrainian authorities, who accused Russia of violating cease-fire agreements and opening exit routes that led to Russian or Belarusian territory. Russian forces reportedly inflicted shelling and small arms fire on escape corridors that were designed to let Ukrainian civilians escape the cities of Mariupol and Sumy.said in an intelligence update that the violence marks a third consecutive day that Russian forces have violated their own supposed cease-fire agreements.

 

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