Ukraine is already preparing evacuation routes from temporarily occupied Crimea for Ukrainian citizens who want to leave the peninsula during an active phase of the de-occupation, Mykhaylo Podolyak, an adviser to the head of the presidential office, has tweeted.
"It is clear that for Ukraine, the lives of its citizens are an absolute priority. Therefore, we are already developing evacuation routes for residents of occupied Crimea who want to leave the peninsula during the active de-occupation," he said.
Podolyak urged Crimeans to stay away from military facilities and check shelters.
The secretary of the National Security and Defence Council, Oleksiy Danilov, suggested that Russian President Vladimir Putin can save the Kerch Strait Bridge from destruction if all occupiers take it to leave the peninsula for Russia.