Russia announces ceasefire in Mariupol, Ukraine to open humanitarian corridor to civilians

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A man takes a picture of the remains of a missile in a street in the Vydubichi district of Kyiv, Ukraine

Russo-Ukraine War: Russian state news agencies report that Russian forces will observe a ceasefire in two regions of Ukraine from 07:00 GMT from Saturday to allow the evacuation of civilians.

The Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement carried by RIA Novosti and TAS agencies that it has agreed evacuation routes with Ukrainian forces to allow civilians to leave the strategic port of Mariupol in the southeast and the eastern city of Volnovakha. So to receive.

There was no immediate confirmation from Ukrainian forces, and it was not immediately clear how long the evacuation routes would remain open.

Ukraine and Russia Humanitarian corridors had been agreed, Volodymyr Zelensky’s adviser announced from Belarus on Thursday. After the latest talks ended, Ukraine’s presidential adviser Mykhailo Podolik reported a tentative agreement to allow a ceasefire in areas designated as safe corridors. “Even to deliver medicines and food to the places where the most hostile fighting takes place,” Podolik said. He also said that the two sides would continue to discuss “agreement issues” in the next round of talks.

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