KIEV (Reuters) - Ukraine's new president ordered the creation of evacuation "corridors" on Tuesday to help civilians escape fighting between pro-Russian separatists and government forces in east Ukraine.
Petro Poroshenko, who is trying to win Russia's backing for a peace plan for the east, ordered his security chiefs to create evacuation routes for civilians "to stop new casualties" in the conflict zones, his press service said.
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