欧美文化:Russia says 50 more civilians evacuated from Azovstal

MOSCOW, May 6 (Xinhua) -- Another 50 civilians, including 11 children, were evacuated from the blocked Azovstal plant in Ukraine's port city of Mariupol on Friday, the Russian military said.

All the evacuees have been handed over to representatives of the United Nations and the International Committee of the Red Cross for transfer to places of temporary accommodation, the Joint Coordination Headquarters of the Russian Federation for Humanitarian Response said.

The humanitarian operation at the Azovstal plant will continue on Saturday, it added.

The headquarters announced on Wednesday that the Russian military would open a humanitarian corridor from Thursday to Saturday for the evacuation of civilians from the Azovstal plant.