Ukrainian soldiers carry out fortification work in the Luhansk region as Moscow intensifies its offensive in the east.

MORE: Ukraine said Wednesday there was a preliminary agreement in place with Russia to evacuate civilians from the besieged city of Mariupol, while Russia again demanded the remaining Ukrainian troops there give up.

Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk said the deal for a humanitarian corridor would allow women, children and the elderly to leave.

"Given the catastrophic humanitarian situation in Mariupol, this is where we will focus our efforts today," Vereshchuk added in a Facebook post.

Vereshchuk had reported three consecutive days of not being able to establish any humanitarian corridors in the country.

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