Ukraine Orders Corridors for Civilians to Leave War-Ravaged East

Kiev: Ukraine's new President Petro Poroshenko has ordered the creation of humanitarian corridors to allow civilians to escape from the country's war-ravaged east, his office announced Tuesday.

"In order to avoid new victims in the zone of the anti-terrorist operation, the president has ordered the responsible ministers to bring about all necessary conditions for civilians who want to leave," it said in a statement.