Russian Defense Ministry says Kyiv against evacuation of Ukrainians to Russia

MOSCOW. March 8 (Interfax) - The authorities of Ukraine are categorically against evacuation of residents of Kyiv, Chernihiv, Sumy, Kharkiv, and Mariupol to Russia, the Russian Defense Ministry said.

"The authorities in Kyiv are continuing to categorically reject all main routes of evacuation from Kyiv, Chernihiv, Sumy, Kharkiv, and Mariupol to the territory of the Russian Federation," Mikhail Mizintsev, head of the Russian National Defense Control Center, said at a briefing on Tuesday.